Gwangmyeong City Creates 13,483 Jobs in First Half, Achieves 79% of Annual Target

Gwangmyeong City Achieves Results with Custom-Tailored Job Policies

79% of 16,965 Annual Job Target Reached This Year

Enhanced Execution Through Quarterly Reviews of 123 Detailed Projects

Mayor Park Seungwon: "We Will Expand Personalized Job Creation Policies"

Gwangmyeong City in Gyeonggi Province, led by Mayor Park Seungwon, created 13,483 jobs in the first half of this year, achieving 79% of its annual target ahead of schedule. Custom-tailored job creation policies—including the expansion of public sector jobs, support for startups, and building a foundation for future industries—are being credited for these results.

Gwangmyeong City created 13,483 jobs in the first half of the year. Provided by Gwangmyeong City

Gwangmyeong City announced on July 20 that it had reviewed the implementation status of the second quarter of the “2026 Comprehensive Job Measures Plan” and created 13,483 jobs in the first half of this year out of the annual target of 16,965.

The city’s vision is “Revitalizing the Local Economy and Enhancing Citizens’ Quality of Life through Future Job Creation,” and it is pursuing four major strategies: strengthening demand-driven employment services, enhancing the competitiveness of small businesses and SMEs, fostering a future industries ecosystem, and creating jobs based on ESG (environmental, social, and transparent) management.

To achieve these goals, the city has established 13 key objectives and 123 detailed projects, enhancing execution through quarterly reviews.

By sector, the city’s direct job creation programs resulted in 5,689 jobs, achieving 88% of the target. Stable employment foundations were built in areas closely connected to citizens’ daily lives, including public sector jobs and support for vulnerable groups.

In the startup support sector, 817 startup cases were supported, reaching 94% of the goal. Operating a startup support center and running various entrepreneurship programs, the city is working to foster a local startup ecosystem and create new jobs.

In addition, the city achieved 1,412 cases in establishing employment safety nets and job infrastructure, recording 95% of the target. Vocational training and employment services are also progressing as planned.

Mayor Park Seungwon stated, “Good jobs are the most important foundation for revitalizing the local economy and strengthening the lives of our citizens. We will continually identify future jobs suited to the changing employment environment and expand personalized job creation policies tailored to the citizens’ life cycle, working to build a city where citizens and the community grow together.”

Gwangmyeong City plans to further strengthen outcome management by comprehensively evaluating the results of its job creation initiatives at the end of the year and selecting and rewarding outstanding programs. The city will focus its administrative resources on creating quality jobs that citizens can tangibly experience.

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