In August 2024, the unemployment rate for women in South Korea stood at around 1.9 percent, while the unemployment rate for men was about two percent. The overall unemployment rate reached a record high in January 2021, with the unemployment rates for men and women that month reaching 6.7 and five percent, respectively.
Monthly unemployment rate in South Korea from January 2020 to August 2024, by gender
An unemployed person is a person aged 15 years or older without a job during a given week, yet has actively sought employment in the last four weeks and is ready to begin work immediately.
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