More than seven out of ten part-time workers in South Korea will be working during the Chuseok holiday.

Local job search portal "Albamon" surveyed over a thousand part-time workers and released results Saturday showing that over 72 percent will be working during the Korean thanksgiving holiday.

The largest group of these people is employed in distribution and sales followed by the food and beverage sector and then the culture and leisure field.

Over 60 percent of those working during the holidays will also work on September 24th, which is the day of Chuseok.

Just under 50 percent of respondents said they are choosing to work for extra money while 48 percent said they are forced to because their stores and offices are not closed during the holiday.

A majority, some 74 percent, said they will receive similar pay as any other time while about 25 percent will be paid more during Chuseok.

Some respondents said they are choosing to work to avoid uncomfortable meetings with relatives during family gatherings while others complained that holiday work is more intense because of fewer employees.