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Fri, March 31, 2023 | 11:35
Lifestyle
Spending on education, hobbies rise
교육·취미에 지출하는 비용 증가
Posted : 2019-03-11 11:11
Updated : 2019-09-21 00:43
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South Korean workers' spending on education and hobbies increased last year, due largely to the implementation of the government's 52-hour workweek policy, government data showed Sunday.

지난해 한국 직장인들의 교육과 취미에 대한 지출이 정부의 주52시간 근무 정책의 시행으로 증가했다고 정부 조사결과 나타났다.


Total household spending on private education came to 42.24 trillion won (US $37.15 billion) last year, up 3.22 percent from a year earlier, according to findings by the Bank of Korea (BOK) and Statistics Korea.

한국은행과 통계청의 발표에 따르면 지난해 사교육비 총 가계지출은 42조 2,400억 원으로 1년 전보다 3.22% 증가했다.


The increase in private education was the highest since the 3.2 percent increase tallied in 2009, the data showed.

사교육비 증가율은 2009년 3.2% 이후 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다.


A growing number of workers are visiting private language schools and state-run centers teaching various classes after work, the BOK said.

퇴근 후 다양한 수업을 하는 어학원과 문화센터를 찾는 직장인들이 늘고 있다고 한국은행은 전했다.


"We think education spending by the people in their 20s and 30s has increased," a BOK official said. "Noticeably, the spending increased starting in the third quarter, apparently affected by the 52-hour work system."

한국은행 관계자는 "20~30대의 교육비 지출이 늘어난 것으로 본다. 특히 3분기부터 지출이 늘어난 것은 주52시간 근무제의 영향을 받은 것 같다"고 말했다.


In July 2018, Asia's fourth-largest economy implemented the shorter workweek rule amid efforts to stop chronic overwork and stimulate consumption and a greater work-life balance.

2018년 7월, 아시아 4위의 경제국인 한국은 만성적인 과로를 중단하여 소비를 촉진하고 일과 삶의 균형을 개선하려는 노력 속에 짧아진 근무시간 규정을 시행했다.


The policy went into effect for companies with more than 300 employees and will be gradually expanded to cover smaller firms. The rules will be expanded to businesses hiring between 50 and 300 people in January 2020 and include firms with more than five people in July 2021.

주52시간 근무제는 종업원 300명 이상의 사업장과 공공기관에 도입되었고 규모가 작은 기업들로 점차 확대될 예정이다. 종업원 50~300명 사업장은 2020년 1월까지, 5인 이상 업장은 2021년 7월까지 이를 도입할 계획이다.


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■ education spending 교육비 지출
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■ stimulate consumption 소비를 촉진하다


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