청년층의 첫 취업 시 구직 횟수와 연령이 하향취업에 미치는 영향

Today, unemployment among youths in their twenties is becoming the biggest social issue and a task that needs to be solved urgently. When looking at the current employment rate, it can be seen that the employment problem is gradually resolved as the age increases, but there is a possibility that they have chosen a downward job that does not meet their academic background or ability. Therefore, this study analyzed the factors affecting downward employment at the time of first job among youths. For the empirical analysis, the Youth Panel data provided by Korea Employment Information Service was used, and a total of 1,061 samples were selected from 2015 to 2019. As a result of the analysis, it was found that the number of job search had a positive effect on downward employment, and there was a negative curvilinear relationship between age and downward employment. In addition, we analyzed whether they were regular workers, and an inverted U-shaped relationship was found between age and regular worker. In other words, youths who have failed to find a job several times can choose downward employment, and as the age increases, it is judged that even non-regular employment, whose hiring process is relatively simpler than regular employment, is found to be employed. Through the results of this study, it was confirmed that youths do not perceive downward employment and non-regular worker in the same way, and a differentiated policy direction should be established to solve these problems.