In 2023, there were around 787,000 unemployed people in South Korea, a slight decrease from the previous year. While the total number of unemployed peaked at almost 1.5 million during the Asian financial crisis in 1998, figures dropped in 2002 before steadily increasing again until 2021.
Number of unemployed people in South Korea from 1990 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
*Figures up to 1999 refer to persons aged 15 years or older who were without a job and have actively sought employment during the last one week.
An unemployed person is a person aged 15 years or older who was without a job during the survey week but has been actively seeking employment in the past four weeks and is ready to begin work immediately.
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Statistics Korea. (May 23, 2024). Number of unemployed people in South Korea from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233050/south-korea-number-of-unemployed-people/
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Statistics Korea. "Number of Unemployed People in South Korea from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233050/south-korea-number-of-unemployed-people/
Statistics Korea, Number of unemployed people in South Korea from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233050/south-korea-number-of-unemployed-people/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of unemployed people in South Korea from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Korea, May 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233050/south-korea-number-of-unemployed-people/
