In 2021, manual workers accounted for about 63.7 percent of all employees working in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector in South Korea. Clerical workers followed with about 23.1 percent.
Distribution of employees working in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector in South Korea in 2021, by type of occupation
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 South Korean won or less are defined as SMEs.
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KOSIS. (July 27, 2023). Distribution of employees working in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector in South Korea in 2021, by type of occupation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333648/south-korea-manufacturing-sme-employees-by-occupation/
KOSIS. "Distribution of employees working in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector in South Korea in 2021, by type of occupation." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333648/south-korea-manufacturing-sme-employees-by-occupation/
KOSIS. (2023). Distribution of employees working in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector in South Korea in 2021, by type of occupation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333648/south-korea-manufacturing-sme-employees-by-occupation/
KOSIS. "Distribution of Employees Working in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Smes) in The Manufacturing Sector in South Korea in 2021, by Type of Occupation." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333648/south-korea-manufacturing-sme-employees-by-occupation/
KOSIS, Distribution of employees working in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector in South Korea in 2021, by type of occupation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333648/south-korea-manufacturing-sme-employees-by-occupation/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Distribution of employees working in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector in South Korea in 2021, by type of occupation [Graph], KOSIS, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333648/south-korea-manufacturing-sme-employees-by-occupation/
