[Economy pick] "Welcome home"...a clock for office workers to get off work 19 minutes earlier

[Anchor]
Let's look at the last keyword and video first.It's interesting to note that the time to take the subway

has increased.The credit card company

analyzed the subway ride time of office workers in five major business districts in Seoul and the metropolitan area during rush hour?

[Reporter]
Yes. As you can see, the time for office workers to get on the subway during rush hour has increased by 19 minutes compared to five years ago.

KB Kookmin Card analyzed the subway ride time of office workers in five major business districts, including Gwanghwamun, Gangnam, and Yeouido, during rush hour.

In 2019, the average ride time was 6:47 p.m., but this year, it was moved up to 6:28 p.m.

And if you look at the five business districts.

You can see that the ride time has increased to 21 minutes in Guro, 20 minutes in Gwanghwamun, and Gangnam.

Considering the 10 percentage point increase in the number of rides between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. in the five years, it can be seen that the number of people leaving work early has increased.

[Anchor]
The earlier rush hour has resulted in a decrease in dinner seats such as company dinners, right?

[Reporter]
Yes. By industry, the number of use of the food industry decreased after work, but the number of use of leisure activities increased.

First, the monthly amount of use in the dinner time food industry.

It was 127,000 won per month, an increase of 15% compared to five years ago, but the number of uses decreased by 8%.

It is estimated that the number of dinners with colleagues near work after work has decreased.

On the other hand, the cost of investing in leisure activities after work has increased.

The average monthly amount of use increased by 20% from 72,000 won in 2019 to 86,000 won this year.

The average monthly use per person also increased 8% from 2.1 to 2.3.

[Anchor]
Then, why did the clock for office workers get off work get faster by 19 minutes in five years?

[Reporter]
Yes. First of all, the 52-hour workweek seems to have accelerated the time to get on the subway during rush hour after work.

It is also true that interest in work-life balance, so-called 'work-life balance', has grown recently.

In the meantime, it seems that the relatively early leaving of work continued as the avoidance of company dinners due to the spread of COVID-19 affected even after COVID-19.

In addition, as the introduction of flexible work systems such as the staggered commute system spreads after COVID-19, not a few companies implement such systems.

Lastly, what time do the news anchors get off work?

[Anchor]
I clean up after the news and get off work right away.

[Anchor]
I have to go before 6 o'clock.

[Reporter]
Since the theme is the theme, I want to go home quickly after the appearance.

[Anchor]
Make sure you get off work early today.

I was with Choi Doo-hee, a reporter from the Ministry of Economy.

Thank you.