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Raising Percentage of Employment and Analysis of Employment Statistics of Construction Engineers

건설기술자의 취업통계분석 및 취업률 제고방안

  • Park, Hwanpyo (Construction Policy Research Institute, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology) ;
  • Han, Jaegoo (Construction Policy Research Institute, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology) ;
  • Kim, Younghyun (Construction Policy Research Institute, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
  • Received : 2016.03.30
  • Accepted : 2017.02.23
  • Published : 2017.05.31

Abstract

Since the global financial crisis, the average youth employment rate in OECD countries dropped from 54% in 2007 to 50.8% in 2013 while the average youth unemployment rate jumped from 9.7% in 2007 to 13.4% in 2013. A similar trend was seen in Korea, with a decrease of the youth employment rate from 42.6% in 2007 to 41.5% in 2015. The country's youth unemployment rate increased from 7.2% in 2007 to 9.2% in 2015. The low youth employment rate has quickly become a social problem not only in Korea but also worldwide. The Korean construction industry will gradually move its focus of investment from quantitative growth to investing in qualitative growth of the sector. In this sense, it is imperative to create jobs for construction engineers and train global talents. This study analyzed the presence of construction engineers and the employment status of university graduates in Korea to suggest ways to create jobs for young construction engineers. To train global talents in the construction engineering sector, it will be necessary to not only establish middle-long term plans but also change the perception of the construction industry from 3D (dirty, difficult, dangerous) to 3C (clean, clear, creative) along with appropriate infrastructure supporting the industry.

글로벌 금융위기 이후 OECD 국가들의 청년층 평균 고용률은 2007년 54%에서 2013년 50.8%로 낮아졌고, 청년층 실업률은 2007년 9.7%에서 2013년 13.4%로 큰 폭으로 상승하였다. 이러한 추세는 우리나라에서도 청년층 고용률은 2007년 42.6%에서 2015년에 41.5%로 감소하였고, 실업률은 2007년 7.2%에서 9.2%로 증가하였다. 이와 같이 우리나라 뿐만 아니라 세계 각국의 청년 고용률이 저조하여 사회적인 이슈로 부각되고 있다. 앞으로 우리나라의 건설업 투자는 개발성장 위주에서 질적 성장으로 점차 전환될 것이다. 이러한 방향에 따라 건설기술인력의 고용창출과 글로벌 기술인력의 양성이 무엇보다도 필요하다. 본고는 건설기술인력의 현황 및 대학졸업자의 실태를 분석하여 청년 건설기술인력의 일자리 창출방안을 제시하였다. 향후 글로벌 건설기술인력을 양성하기 위해서는 중장기적인 측면에서 인력양성 대책을 수립할 뿐만 아니라, 특히 건설업이 3D(Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous) 산업에서 3C(Clean, Clear, Creative) 산업으로 발전할 수 있도록 이미지 개선과 인프라 구축을 하는 것이 필요하다.

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