South Korea: employment sectors for North Korean refugees 2022

According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2022, one in five North Korean refugees in South Korea stated that they were employed in the manufacturing sector. Other common sectors included accommodations and food services as well as health and welfare services.

Areas of employment for North Korean refugees in South Korea as of June 2022

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Manufacturing	20%
Accommodation and food service activities	12.3%
Health and welfare services	12.3%
Wholesale and retail	9.8%
Construction	8.2%

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Release date

December 2022

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Region

North Korea, South Korea

Survey time period

May 1 to June 30, 2022

Number of respondents

30,281 respondents

Age group

15 years and older

Special properties

among employed refugees

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

*Only the top five sectors are shown.

Values do not total to 100 percent.

Original question: "Please tell us about your main line of work for the past week.
Name of the company:
What the company mainly does:
Refer to supplementary material and enter the industry code:"

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