Work & Labour in South Korea

85 indicators covering work & labour for South Korea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Unemployment with intermediate education 2.6% 2025 down 19.7% 117th
Unemployment with basic education, female 3.1% 2025 up 79.1% 99th
Unemployment with advanced education 2.7% 2025 down 32.7% 96th
Unemployment with intermediate education, female 2.3% 2025 down 27.9% 118th
Unemployment with intermediate education, male 2.9% 2025 down 13.6% 103rd
Labor force with basic education, female 40.3% 2025 down 7.2% 50th
Labor force with basic education 43.6% 2025 down 12.3% 76th
Labor force with basic education, male 49.3% 2025 down 17.7% 87th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 55.7% 2025 up 10.1% 56th
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female working-a 54.2% 2025 up 2.2% 67th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 70.7% 2025 down 1.3% 62nd
Labor force with intermediate education, male 68.7% 2025 down 4.7% 89th
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age popula 61.5% 2025 down 1.7% 80th
Unemployment with advanced education, male 2.7% 2025 down 30.1% 93rd
Labor force with advanced education, male 80.5% 2025 down 0.5% 77th
Labor force with advanced education 74.7% 2025 up 3.9% 88th
Labor force with advanced education, female 68.1% 2025 up 11.7% 93rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 63.1% 2025 up 3.6% 56th
Unemployment with advanced education, female 2.9% 2025 down 36.7% 94th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 23.3% 2025 down 8.1% 129th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 19.3% 2025 down 11.2% 150th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 27.0% 2025 down 6.0% 84th
Part time employment, male 23.0% 2025 up 52.1% 32nd
Part time employment, female 41.2% 2025 up 35.2% 35th
Part time employment, total 31.1% 2025 up 44.1% 33rd