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More and more NY Korean Americans are finding jobs in South Korea

January 9, 2015
More Koreans are going back to Korea in search of jobs. (Yonhaps)

More Koreans are going back to Korea in search of jobs. (Yonhaps)

By The Korea Times New York staff

An increasing number of second-generation Korean Americans living in New York are finding jobs in South Korea.

According to data released by New York Korean Consulate General Tuesday, 1,127 New Yorkers — a majority of them Korean American — were issued working visas in 2014, a 3 percent increase from 2013.

Temporary employment visas (C-4) were most in number, at 720, followed by 392 for the E-2, which are issued to those who wish to teach English in Korea.

The increase is credited to both a still-recovering job economy stateside and the ever-increasing popularity of Hallyu, which has had a powerful effect on drawing foreigners to South Korea.

In addition, South Korean companies have begun recruiting campaigns that offer Korean Americans generous incentives, from housing to providing living expenses.