○ Amid growing concerns over youth outmigration and the instability of job and settlement conditions in Jeonbuk State, enhancing the employment environment for young adults requires an integrated understanding of labor realities across major industrial sectors.

○ This research analyzes youth experiences in agriculture, manufacturing complexes, local creative industries, and platform-based work, highlighting structural challenges such as limited job stability, sector-specific risks, and insufficient housing, transportation, and everyday-life infrastructure.

○ A mixed-methods approach was adopted, incorporating literature and policy reviews, statistical analysis, a face-to-face survey of 500 youths aged 19–39, sector-specific in-depth interviews and focus group discussions, and expert consultations. This process identified four youth employment–settlement types and revealed differentiated needs according to industrial and spatial contexts.

○ Based on these findings, the study proposes a modular policy framework and pilot projects tailored to Jeonbuk’s regional characteristics. The recommendations emphasize strengthening foundational supports—including social insurance assistance, housing and mobility measures, mental health and counseling services, and career development systems—while advancing sector-specific strategies: a staged high-risk rural entrepreneurship and settlement package for agricultural youth; a skills–safety–  settlement model for manufacturing complexes; sustainable ecosystem support for local creative occupations; and safety, fair contracting, and career transition programs for platform workers.

○ To ensure actionable implementation, the study underscores the importance of county-level customization, coordinated fiscal strategies utilizing local revitalization funds and special-autonomy provisions, and establishing a governance and monitoring system involving provincial and municipal governments, industries, intermediary organizations, and youth. The resulting framework seeks to support Jeonbuk in building a sustainable youth employment–settlement environment aligned with demographic and industrial transitions.

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