One in 3 new doctorate holders out of work

South Korea's worsening youth employment is increasingly affecting even the country's highest-educated workers, with one in three newly awarded doctorate holders either unemployed or economically inactive, government data showed Monday.

The trend reflects a shrinking entry-level job market that experts say has been exacerbated by the adoption of artificial intelligence, while a declining college-age population has reduced university hiring, particularly hurting graduates in humanities and other ...