South Korea added 108,000 jobs in July from a year earlier, government data showed Wednesday, marking the second consecutive month of gains, while manufacturing employment continued to remain weak. The country's jobless rate came to 2.6 percent in July, up 0.2 percentage point from a year earlier. The number of unemployed people totaled 776,000 last month, rising 50,000 from the previous year. The employment rate for people aged 15 to 64 came to 70.3 percent, rising 0.1 percentage point over the period. The report showed jobs in the manufacturing sector shed 68,000 on-year in July.