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Employment by economic sector in South Korea 2018
Employment by economic sector in South Korea 2018
South Korea: Distribution of employment by economic sector from 2008 to 2018
by H. Plecher,
last edited
Jun 18, 2019
The statistic shows the distribution of employment in South Korea by economic sector from 2008 to 2018. In 2018, 4.73 percent of the employees in South Korea were active in the agricultural sector, 24.96 percent in industry and 70.31 percent in the services sector.
South Korea: Distribution of employment by economic sector from 2008 to 2018
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| Agriculture | Industry | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4.73% | 24.96% | 70.31% |
| 2017 | 4.78% | 25.07% | 70.14% |
| 2016 | 4.82% | 24.99% | 70.19% |
| 2015 | 5.11% | 25.2% | 69.69% |
| 2014 | 5.58% | 24.77% | 69.65% |
| 2013 | 5.98% | 24.52% | 69.5% |
| 2012 | 6.13% | 24.58% | 69.29% |
| 2011 | 6.37% | 24.85% | 68.78% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | 25.02% | 68.38% |
| 2009 | 7.01% | 24.5% | 68.5% |
| 2008 | 7.18% | 25.49% | 67.33% |
| Agriculture | Industry | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4.73% | 24.96% | 70.31% |
| 2017 | 4.78% | 25.07% | 70.14% |
| 2016 | 4.82% | 24.99% | 70.19% |
| 2015 | 5.11% | 25.2% | 69.69% |
| 2014 | 5.58% | 24.77% | 69.65% |
| 2013 | 5.98% | 24.52% | 69.5% |
| 2012 | 6.13% | 24.58% | 69.29% |
| 2011 | 6.37% | 24.85% | 68.78% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | 25.02% | 68.38% |
| 2009 | 7.01% | 24.5% | 68.5% |
| 2008 | 7.18% | 25.49% | 67.33% |
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by H. Plecher,
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Jun 18, 2019
The statistic shows the distribution of employment in South Korea by economic sector from 2008 to 2018. In 2018, 4.73 percent of the employees in South Korea were active in the agricultural sector, 24.96 percent in industry and 70.31 percent in the services sector.
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