This study is to probe into the re-employment rates and structure of the career-interrupted women, and to examine the effect of reemployment services for them, which have been recently reinforced. The data of Economic Active Population Survey, of Statistics of Employment Insurance, and of Work-Net were analyzed. In addition, a questionnaire survey was carried out to a sample of 77 'Re-employment Center for Women' and 1,120 trainees (employed or not) in order to find out the effectiveness, process, and professional level of various services including individual and group counselling, job training, job placement service, and etc.
First, large data set analyses found some positive results. The analysis of Economic Active Population Survey data showed that the size of reemployment of women with college graduate have been increased compared to that of women with high school and lower level since 1990. Also, the analysis of Statistics of Employment Insurance data and Work-Net re-employment data showed that services for career-interrupted women have been effective, especially for the lower level of education and the 40~50 age group. The rate of job-placement and job training service were higher at the so called 'Re-employment Center for Women' compared to that of general public employment center.
Second, the survey of the 77 'Re-employment Center for Women' found that the inclusive and one-stop system of re-employment service including job-counselling, job-training, and job-placement was established relatively. Especially group job-counselling programs were effective for pre-education and preparation of labor market for women, and also the activities of job counsellors newly allocated to each center contributed to the publicity of the center at the local area.
Third, the survey of users of the 'Re-employment Center for Women' revealed that the users of the centers satisfied with the re-employment service, while they were in need of the better professional services. The close monitoring and consulting were in need with respect with the selection procedure of trainees, implementation of group-counselling, and after-service method. Governance and cooperation among the related Ministries and Local Authorities should be reinforced for enhancement of potentiality of the 'Re-employment Center for Women'.
Fourth, it was found that more time and budget were required to raise the rate of re-employment of career-interrupted women. The majority of the respondents of the survey were of low self-confident of the job ability, and wanted to receive more job-training programs before resuming the careers. Not only tailored job-creation but also individualized and professionalized job counselling and training system was of prior demand for them.
Fifth, the connection between job-training and job-placement should be more strengthened. 30% of workers who were employed with the center's help reported that job-training they received were not related to the current job, and 60% of the respondents chose the training programs for themselves without help of job counsellors. The training programs are to be carefully evaluated.
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