Work & Labour in South Korea 85 indicators covering work & labour for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 30.5% 2025 down 4.4% 113th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 21.5% 2025 down 11.3% 182nd Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.4% 2025 up 2.8% 71st Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.0% 2025 down 1.1% 71st Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.9% 2025 up 9.6% 97th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 25.8% 2025 down 7.2% 162nd Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 64.4% 2025 up 10.6% 79th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.6% 2025 up 0.7% 96th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 71.2% 2025 up 4.8% 77th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.8% 2025 up 8.4% 66th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 77.3% 2025 up 4.3% 65th Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 62.0% 2025 up 1.5% 52nd Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 80.6% 2025 up 5.5% 68th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 74.7% 2025 up 3.0% 67th Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 83.5% 2025 up 3.0% 66th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 5.7% 2025 down 37.8% 82nd Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.8% 2025 down 20.4% 118th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 3.0% 2025 down 32.8% 94th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 11.9% 2025 down 13.7% 70th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 32.5% 2025 down 3.8% 37th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 23.4% 2025 down 8.0% 52nd Employment in services (% of total employment) 71.5% 2025 up 2.9% 53rd Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 22.7% 2025 down 12.3% 122nd Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 25.3% 2025 down 8.0% 120th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 19.4% 2025 down 17.9% 119th Employers, total (% of total employment) 5.0% 2025 down 18.8% 39th Employers, male (% of male employment) 6.4% 2025 down 20.2% 42nd Employers, female (% of female employment) 3.2% 2025 down 9.0% 36th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 6.7% 2025 down 32.3% 148th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 6.7% 2025 down 32.5% 141st Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 6.7% 2025 down 32.4% 148th GDP per person employed 99,046 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 15.0% 36th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 2.8% 2025 down 21.3% 150th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.8% 2025 down 21.3% 138th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 2.7% 2025 down 21.3% 153rd Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.3% 2025 up 9.3% 76th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.7% 2025 down 2.1% 77th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.9% 2025 up 2.8% 78th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 28.6% 2025 down 10.2% 116th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 20.5% 2025 down 15.4% 171st Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.8% 2025 up 11.6% 101st Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 24.7% 2025 down 12.4% 160th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 5.7% 2025 down 43.2% 133rd Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 5.6% 2025 down 44.1% 126th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 5.7% 2025 down 42.6% 136th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 9.8% 2025 down 13.7% 159th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 12.2% 2025 down 4.4% 112th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 11.0% 2025 down 8.7% 144th Productivity: output per hour worked 53.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 39.5% 25th Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 18.9% 2025 down 2.9% 125th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 28.4% 2025 down 1.0% 90th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 20.1% 2025 down 8.2% 179th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 24.1% 2025 down 3.9% 146th Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 17.7% 2025 down 10.3% 126th Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 16.2% 2025 down 19.4% 120th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 62.6% 2025 up 3.7% 54th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 70.1% 2025 down 0.2% 58th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 55.3% 2025 up 9.3% 56th Unemployment with basic education 3.4% 2025 up 38.8% 95th Unemployment with basic education, male 3.8% 2025 up 16.4% 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