In 2022, around 18.96 million employees worked for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South Korea, showing an increase compared to the previous year. The number of employees working at large enterprises stood at around 4.5 million.
Number of employees working at enterprises in South Korea in 2022, by size of enterprise
(in millions)
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are for-profit businesses whose total assets do not exceed 500 billion South Korean won and which meet the criterion of independence (not a subsidiary of a large enterprise). Depending on the type of business, companies with average three-year sales of 40 billion South Korean won or less to 150 billion or less are defined as SMEs.
Large enterprises are companies that are not small and medium-sized enterprises, such as large business groups that are subject to cross-shareholding restrictions.
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KOSIS. (October 21, 2024). Number of employees working at enterprises in South Korea in 2022, by size of enterprise (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314658/south-korea-number-of-employees-at-enterprises-by-size/
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KOSIS. (2024). Number of employees working at enterprises in South Korea in 2022, by size of enterprise (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314658/south-korea-number-of-employees-at-enterprises-by-size/
KOSIS. "Number of Employees Working at Enterprises in South Korea in 2022, by Size of Enterprise (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314658/south-korea-number-of-employees-at-enterprises-by-size/
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