In 2020, there were around 1.1 million unemployed people in South Korea, showing an increase compared to the previous year. While the total number of unemployed peaked at almost 1.5 million during the Asian financial crisis in 1998, current figures show a steady upward trend.
Number of unemployed people in South Korea from 1990 to 2020
(in 1,000s)
*Figures up to 1999 refer to persons aged 15 years or older who were without a job and have actively sought employment during the last one week.
An unemployed person is a person aged 15 years or older who was without a job during the survey week but has been actively seeking employment in the past four weeks and is ready to begin work immediately.
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Statistics Korea. (April 28, 2021). Number of unemployed people in South Korea from 1990 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 01, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233050/south-korea-number-of-unemployed-people/
Statistics Korea. "Number of unemployed people in South Korea from 1990 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 01, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233050/south-korea-number-of-unemployed-people/
Statistics Korea. (2021). Number of unemployed people in South Korea from 1990 to 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 01, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233050/south-korea-number-of-unemployed-people/
Statistics Korea. "Number of Unemployed People in South Korea from 1990 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233050/south-korea-number-of-unemployed-people/
Statistics Korea, Number of unemployed people in South Korea from 1990 to 2020 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233050/south-korea-number-of-unemployed-people/ (last visited December 01, 2021)
