In 2023, the unemployment rate in South Korea was at approximately 2.7 percent, which was a decrease from the previous year. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the economy, causing the unemployment rate to reach its highest point since 2000 in 2020.
Unemployment rate in South Korea from 1990 to 2023
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Other statistics that may interest you Unemployment in South Korea
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Total population of South Korea 2029
- Premium Statistic Population projections South Korea 1960-2072, by age group
- Premium Statistic Economically active population South Korea 2003-2022
- Premium Statistic Economically inactive population South Korea 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Labor force participation rate South Korea 2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Employment rate South Korea 2011-2023
Overall unemployment
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- Premium Statistic Number of people unemployed South Korea 1990-2022
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate South Korea 1990-2023
- Premium Statistic Monthly unemployment rate South Korea 2020-2023
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate South Korea 2024, by age
- Premium Statistic Monthly unemployment rate South Korea 2020-2024, by gender
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in South Korea 2023, by province
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate South Korea January 2024, by education level
Hidden unemployment
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- Premium Statistic Combined unemployment and time-related underemployment rate South Korea 2015-2023
- Premium Statistic Combined unemployment and potential labor force rate South Korea 2015-2023
- Premium Statistic Composite labor underutilization rate South Korea 2015-2023
- Premium Statistic Discouraged workers South Korea 2011-2022
Youth unemployment
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- Premium Statistic Number of unemployed youths South Korea 2005-2023
- Premium Statistic Youth unemployment rate South Korea 2000-2023
- Premium Statistic Youth unemployment and time-related underemployment rate South Korea 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Youth unemployment and potential labor force rate South Korea 2015-2023
- Premium Statistic Composite labor underutilization rate of youth South Korea 2015-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of young NEET population South Korea 2008-2021
Job market
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- Premium Statistic Number of establishments South Korea 1993-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of job openings South Korea H1 2011-H2 2022
- Premium Statistic Number of job openings South Korea H2 2022, by industry
- Premium Statistic Job vacancy rate South Korea H1 2011-H2 2022
- Premium Statistic Job vacancy rate South Korea H2 2022, by industry
- Premium Statistic Job offering to job seeking ratio of job centers South Korea 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Employment inducement coefficient South Korea 2010-2019
Job seekers
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- Premium Statistic People preparing for a job South Korea 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Job-seeking period of young people South Korea 2016-2023
- Premium Statistic Most important factors of a job South Korea 2023
- Premium Statistic Expected first salary of job seekers South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic Most preferred large companies to work for South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic Most preferred public corporations to work for South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic Job search difficulties for job seekers South Korea 2022, by reason
- Premium Statistic Feelings experienced during job search South Korea 2022, by type
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Statistics Korea. (January 23, 2024). Unemployment rate in South Korea from 1990 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233053/south-korea-unemployment-rate/
Statistics Korea. "Unemployment rate in South Korea from 1990 to 2023." Chart. January 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233053/south-korea-unemployment-rate/
Statistics Korea. (2024). Unemployment rate in South Korea from 1990 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233053/south-korea-unemployment-rate/
Statistics Korea. "Unemployment Rate in South Korea from 1990 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233053/south-korea-unemployment-rate/
Statistics Korea, Unemployment rate in South Korea from 1990 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233053/south-korea-unemployment-rate/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
Unemployment rate in South Korea from 1990 to 2023 [Graph], Statistics Korea, January 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233053/south-korea-unemployment-rate/