Seoul's main financial district in Yeouido / gettyimagesbank Brokerage employment in Korea has climbed to its highest level in 17 years, nearing the 40,000 mark as the KOSPI's record-setting rally boosts hiring demand across the industry, data showed Wednesday.
Data from the Financial Supervisory Service, the country's financial watchdog, showed that the number of employees at securities firms totaled 39,514 at the end of last year.
The figure includes staff employed at overseas branches of Korean brokerages as well as domestic branches of foreign securities firms.
The latest tally marks the industry's largest workforce since September 2008, when employment stood at 40,341 during the early stages of the global financial crisis.
Data from the Bank of Korea showed a similar trend.
