In April 2024, the unemployment rate for women in South Korea stood at around 2.9 percent, while the unemployment rate for men was about 3.1 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 April 2024, by gender
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KOSIS. (May 17, 2024). Monthly unemployment rate in South Korea from January 2020 to April 2024, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233079/south-korea-monthly-unemployment-rate-by-gender/
KOSIS. "Monthly unemployment rate in South Korea from January 2020 to April 2024, by gender." Chart. May 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233079/south-korea-monthly-unemployment-rate-by-gender/
KOSIS. (2024). Monthly unemployment rate in South Korea from January 2020 to April 2024, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233079/south-korea-monthly-unemployment-rate-by-gender/
KOSIS. "Monthly Unemployment Rate in South Korea from January 2020 to April 2024, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233079/south-korea-monthly-unemployment-rate-by-gender/
KOSIS, Monthly unemployment rate in South Korea from January 2020 to April 2024, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233079/south-korea-monthly-unemployment-rate-by-gender/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Monthly unemployment rate in South Korea from January 2020 to April 2024, by gender [Graph], KOSIS, May 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233079/south-korea-monthly-unemployment-rate-by-gender/