SK hynix adds more than 2,000 positions amid job market slowdown

SK hynix Inc. added more than 2,000 positions last year amid the global artificial intelligence boom, which has led to a sharp rise in demand for memory chips, industry sources said Sunday.

The hiring is noteworthy as it comes amid the overall slowdown in the country's job market.

According to the sources, the number of employees at SK hynix came to 34,549 as of the end of 2025, up 2,159 from a year earlier.

Over the same period, the number of employees at Samsung Electronics Co.'s device soluti ...