Work & Labour in North Korea 126 indicators covering work & labour for North Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 38.53 2026 up 0.5% 143rd NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 297.27 2027 down 37.8% 88th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 9.07 2027 down 26.0% 159th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 17,945 2027 up 4.7% 34th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 822.57 2027 down 1.0% 41st Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.79 2027 down 4.8% 90th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 41.84 2027 up 0.7% 58th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 39.64 2027 up 4.2% 3rd Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 717,813 2027 up 4.7% 34th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 8.18 2027 down 2.2% 120th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 8.18 2027 down 2.2% 120th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) -2.91 % change on previous year 2027 up 18.1% 185th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.2472 % change on previous year 2027 down 74.0% 132nd Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual 0.3499 % change on previous year 2027 down 78.8% 130th Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate 64.2% 2025 up 4.7% 123rd Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) 0.367 2025 down 2.7% 155th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) 11.5% 2025 down 28.0% 147th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) 7.4% 2025 down 20.2% 165th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) 9.4% 2025 down 25.0% 157th Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) 0.2732 % change on previous year 2025 up 203.3% 104th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0 units per person 2025 down 38.8% 150th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0 units per person 2025 down 2.4% 46th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.0269 units per person 2025 up 2.0% 7th Female labor force participation rate 77.7% 2025 up 0.1% 6th Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita 77.7% 2025 up 0.1% 6th Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending 77.7% 2025 up 0.1% 6th Female share of the labor force 48.2% 2025 down 0.9% 40th Male labor force participation rate 86.8% 2025 down 0.1% 8th Labor force participation rate 82.2% 2025 up 0.1% 7th Labor force participation rate 82.2% 2025 up 0.1% 7th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 74.8% 2025 up 1.2% 3rd Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 69.9% 2025 down 0.3% 9th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 72.3% 2025 up 0.4% 3rd Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 74.9% 2025 up 0.1% 7th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 83.8% 2025 down 0.1% 11th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 79.2% 2025 up 0.1% 8th Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 61.4% 2025 up 0.4% 49th Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 52.5% 2025 up 1.7% 44th Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 56.8% 2025 up 0.9% 47th Female employment rate 74.9% 2025 up 0.1% 7th Unemployment rate 3.5% 2025 up 0.6% 127th Unemployment rate of men vs. women 3.4% 2025 up 0.6% 128th Female unemployment rate 3.7% 2025 up 0.7% 135th Share of male vs. female employment in industry 24.2% 2025 down 4.4% 112th Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 50.6% 2025 down 0.7% 19th Share of male vs. female employment in services 25.1% 2025 up 6.2% 178th Employment rate, men vs. women 83.8% 2025 down 0.1% 11th Employment rate 79.2% 2025 up 0.1% 8th Youth unemployment rate 7.9% 2025 up 1.8% 138th Population by labor force status 5.03 million people 2025 down 0.8% 72nd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 77.89 Persons 2022 up 10.6% 98th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 415.08 Persons 2022 up 15.7% 49th Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 8.6% 2020 up 0.4% 2nd Female labor force by age 623,735 people 2024 up 9.9% 19th Labor force participation rate by age 78.5% 2024 up 0.7% 3rd Female labor force participation rate by age 81.8% 2024 up 1.6% 3rd Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 7.8% 2024 up 1.8% 142nd NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0028 units per square kilometre 2023 down 33.8% 73rd Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0067 units per square kilometre 2023 up 2.6% 30th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 5.9 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.9% 25th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →