South Korea: Employment

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The most recent value is 29.09 million employed people as of June 2025, a decline compared to the previous value of 29.16 million employed people. Historically, the average for South Korea from June 1999 to June 2025 is 24.85 million employed people. The minimum of 20.21 million employed people was recorded in January 2000, while the maximum of 29.16 million employed people was reached in May 2025. Click on the following link to see the values of: Employment around the world.
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  • Measure: million employed people
  • Source: Korean Statistical Information Service

Recent values South Korea: Employment, million people
2025  Jun 29.09
2025  May 29.16
2025  Apr 28.89
2025  Mar 28.59
2025  Feb 28.18
2025  Jan 27.88
2024  Dec 28.04
2024  Nov 28.82


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Definition: The number of people, in millions, engaged in the economy as paid employees or as self-employed.

 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Labor force 29.70 2023 million people
 Unemployment rate 2.60 2024 percent
 Female unemployment 2.69 2023 percent
 Male unemployment 2.61 2023 percent
 Youth unemployment 5.37 2023 percent
 Labor force participation 64.51 2023 percent
 Labor force: percent female 43.48 2023 percent
 Female labor force participation 55.77 2023 percent
 Male labor force participation 73.34 2023 percent
 Hours worked 1,895.79 2023 hours
 Self-employment 23.45 2022 percent
 Employment 29.09 6/2025 million employed people
 Unemployment rate 2.80 6/2025 percent
 Labor cost 138.70 Q1/2025 index points
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