The nation added some 170-thousand jobs in July, marking the second consecutive month of job growth in the 100-thousand range. 

According to Statistics Korea on Wednesday, the number of employed people stood at 29-point-02 million last month, up 171-thousand from the same month last year.

The latest figures show jobs in the construction industry declined for the 15th consecutive month, with 92-thousand jobs lost in July.

The manufacturing industry shed 78-thousand jobs. 
 
The employment rate for those in the 15 to 64 age range stood at 70-point-two percent last month, a zero-point-four percentage point increase from a year earlier, while the rate for those aged 15 to 29 slipped by zero-point-seven percentage point to 45-point-eight percent.

The jobless rate dropped by zero-point-one percentage point on-year to two-point-four percent.