In 2021, the combined rate of unemployment and potential labor force in South Korea reached about 9.7 percent, showing a decrease from the previous year. The combined unemployment and potential labor force rate in 2020 in South Korea showed the highest increase since 2015.
Combined rate of unemployment and potential labor force in South Korea from 2015 to 2021
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Statistics on Unemployment in South Korea
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Total population of South Korea 2027
- Premium Statistic Population projections South Korea 1960-2070, by age group
- Premium Statistic Economically active population South Korea 2003-2021
- Premium Statistic Economically inactive population South Korea 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Labor force participation rate South Korea 2011-2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Employment rate South Korea 2011-2021
Overall unemployment
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- Premium Statistic Number of people unemployed South Korea 1990-2021
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate South Korea 1990-2021
- Premium Statistic Monthly unemployment rate South Korea 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate South Korea 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Monthly unemployment rate South Korea 2020-2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in South Korea Q1 2022, by province
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate South Korea April 2022, by education level
Hidden unemployment
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- Premium Statistic Combined unemployment and time-related underemployment rate South Korea 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Combined unemployment and potential labor force rate South Korea 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Composite labor underutilization rate South Korea 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Discouraged workers South Korea 2011-2021
Youth unemployment
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- Premium Statistic Number of unemployed youths South Korea 2005-2021
- Premium Statistic Youth unemployment rate South Korea 2005-2021
- Premium Statistic Youth unemployment and time-related underemployment rate South Korea 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Youth unemployment and potential labor force rate South Korea 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Composite labor underutilization rate of youth South Korea 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of young NEET population South Korea 2008-2021
Job market
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- Premium Statistic Number of establishments South Korea 1993-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of job openings South Korea H1 2011-H2 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of job openings South Korea H2 2021, by industry
- Premium Statistic Job vacancy rate South Korea H1 2011-H2 2021
- Premium Statistic Job vacancy rate South Korea H2 2021, by industry
- Premium Statistic Job offering to job seeking ratio of job centers South Korea 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Employment inducement coefficient South Korea 2010-2019
Job seekers
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- Premium Statistic People preparing for a job South Korea 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Job-seeking period of young people South Korea 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Most important factors of a job South Korea 2021
- Premium Statistic Expected salary of job seekers South Korea 2021
- Premium Statistic Most preferred large companies to work for South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic Most preferred public corporations to work for South Korea 2021
- Premium Statistic Job search difficulties for job seekers South Korea 2021, by reason
- Premium Statistic Feelings experienced during job search South Korea 2021, by type
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KOSIS. (April 13, 2022). Combined rate of unemployment and potential labor force in South Korea from 2015 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233367/south-korea-combined-rate-of-unemployment-and-potential-labor-force/
KOSIS. "Combined rate of unemployment and potential labor force in South Korea from 2015 to 2021." Chart. April 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233367/south-korea-combined-rate-of-unemployment-and-potential-labor-force/
KOSIS. (2022). Combined rate of unemployment and potential labor force in South Korea from 2015 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233367/south-korea-combined-rate-of-unemployment-and-potential-labor-force/
KOSIS. "Combined Rate of Unemployment and Potential Labor Force in South Korea from 2015 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233367/south-korea-combined-rate-of-unemployment-and-potential-labor-force/
KOSIS, Combined rate of unemployment and potential labor force in South Korea from 2015 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233367/south-korea-combined-rate-of-unemployment-and-potential-labor-force/ (last visited January 27, 2023)
Combined rate of unemployment and potential labor force in South Korea from 2015 to 2021 [Graph], KOSIS, April 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233367/south-korea-combined-rate-of-unemployment-and-potential-labor-force/