"Family-Accompanied Settlement Rate for Public Institutions Relocated to North Gyeongsang at 37%, Lowest Nationwide"…People Power Party's Jeong Heeyong

Below the National Average of 60.6%
Ministry of Land Says "Insufficient Living Conditions"

With the first phase of the relocation of public institutions to regional areas, a total of 48,128 public institution employees have relocated. However, in the case of public institutions moved to North Gyeongsang Province and North Chungcheong Province, the employee settlement rate remained in the low 50 percent range, ranking among the lowest nationwide.

According to data submitted by Jeong Heeyong, member of the People Power Party (representing Goryeong, Seongju, and Chilgok in North Gyeongsang) from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, a total of 48,128 employees were relocated during the first phase of the public institution regionalization program between 2010 and 2019. Among these, the number of employees who settled in the relevant regions amounted to 34,214 (including both married employees relocating with family members and single/unmarried employees), translating to a settlement rate of 71.1% as of June 2026.

Justice Party Member Jeong Heeyong

The remaining employees either relocated alone without accompanying family members or are commuting from other regions.

By region, Busan recorded the highest settlement rate in the country at 86.4%, followed by Jeju at 82.4%, North Jeolla at 77.8%, Gwangju-Jeonnam at 76.3%, Daegu at 75.8%, Gangwon at 72.4%, Ulsan at 71.3%, South Gyeongsang at 70.3%, North Gyeongsang at 51.6%, and North Chungcheong at 50.6%.

Notably, the ‘family-accompanied settlement rate’—the proportion of married employees in relocated public institutions who moved with their families—stood at a national average of 60.6%. By region, Busan had the highest at 81.4%, followed by Jeju at 73.0%, North Jeolla at 72.1%, Gwangju-Jeonnam at 65.0%, Daegu at 63.9%, Ulsan at 62.0%, Gangwon at 59.6%, South Gyeongsang at 55.6%, North Chungcheong at 38.8%, and North Gyeongsang at 37.0%.

Regarding this, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport explained, “Satisfaction with residential conditions was found to be low in North Gyeongsang Province and North Chungcheong Province,” citing insufficient living conditions as the primary reason. Detailed satisfaction levels in North Gyeongsang were found to be generally low in areas such as convenience and medical services (66.1 points), transportation (63.7 points), childcare and education (64.9 points), and leisure activities (66.2 points).

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport plans to establish a roadmap for the ‘second phase of public institution relocation’ within the year and initiate related projects, such as office renting and the construction of shared offices, starting in 2027.

Jeong Heeyong, member of the People Power Party, stated, “In order for the second phase of public institution relocation to achieve its intended goal of balanced regional development, it is essential to create residential conditions that allow employees’ families to settle together.”

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