Korea will come up with detailed measures to create jobs for young people soon in response to recent challenges in the labor market, the finance minister said Thursday. Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol made the remark during a meeting with economy-related ministers in Seoul, noting that employment among young people, as well as in the manufacturing sector, continues to remain sluggish despite overall gains. On the previous day, the data ministry said Korea added 108,000 jobs in July from a year earlier, but the employment rate for those aged 15 to 29 fell 1.6 percentage points to 44.2 percent, declining on-year for the 27th consecutive month. The unemployment rate for the age group rose 1.3 percentage points to 6.8 percent, marking the largest on-year increase in more than five years. "The prolonged Middle East war, the unprecedented heat wave, along with a drought in some regions, are weighing on employment and consumer prices," Koo said. "The government plans to promptly prepare and announce measures to revitalize employment among young people, along with tailored policies for sectors fac