In 2023, there were approximately 13.8 million regular and 8.1 million non-regular workers in South Korea. Regular workers accounted for about 63 percent of all wage and salary workers in the country that year.
Number of wage and salary workers in South Korea in 2023, by employment type
(in millions)
Regular workers are persons with an employment contract in which the duration of the employment relationship is not specified. Non-regular workers include temporary workers, contingent workers, part-time workers, temporary agency workers, and daily workers.
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Statistics Korea. (January 30, 2024). Number of wage and salary workers in South Korea in 2023, by employment type (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306761/south-korea-number-of-workers-by-type/
Statistics Korea. "Number of wage and salary workers in South Korea in 2023, by employment type (in millions)." Chart. January 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306761/south-korea-number-of-workers-by-type/
Statistics Korea. (2024). Number of wage and salary workers in South Korea in 2023, by employment type (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306761/south-korea-number-of-workers-by-type/
Statistics Korea. "Number of Wage and Salary Workers in South Korea in 2023, by Employment Type (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306761/south-korea-number-of-workers-by-type/
Statistics Korea, Number of wage and salary workers in South Korea in 2023, by employment type (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306761/south-korea-number-of-workers-by-type/ (last visited January 02, 2025)
Number of wage and salary workers in South Korea in 2023, by employment type (in millions) [Graph], Statistics Korea, January 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306761/south-korea-number-of-workers-by-type/
