
Employees in the shipbuilding industry South Korea 2015-2021
In 2021, the shipbuilding industry in South Korea employed around 137.1 thousand people, down from around 143.5 thousand in the year before. The number of employees in the shipbuilding industry In South Korea has declined steadily in recent years. The shipbuilding industry was one of South Korea's major economic sectors, with the country competing against China and Japan to become the global leader for ship manufacturing.