The unemployment rate in South Korea remained unchanged at 4.0 percent in June 2019, compared to market expectations of 3.9 percent. The number of unemployed went down by 7 thousand to 1.127million, whereas the number of employed increased by 45 thousand to 27.082 million. The labor force participation rate fell remained at 63.4 percent. Unemployment Rate in South Korea averaged 3.65 percent from 1999 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 7.10 percent in June of 1999 and a record low of 3 percent in September of 2002.

Unemployment Rate in South Korea is expected to be 3.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Unemployment Rate in South Korea to stand at 3.90 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the South Korea Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 3.80 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2019-04-09 11:00 PM Unemployment Rate 3.8% 3.7% 3.9% 3.90%
2019-05-14 11:00 PM Unemployment Rate 4.1% 3.8% 3.9% 3.8%
2019-06-11 11:00 PM Unemployment Rate 4% 4.1% 3.9% 4%
2019-07-09 11:00 PM Unemployment Rate 4% 4% 3.9% 3.8%
2019-08-13 11:00 PM Unemployment Rate 4% 3.90%
2019-09-10 11:00 PM Unemployment Rate 3.80%
2019-10-15 11:00 PM Unemployment Rate 3.80%


South Korea Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 4.00 4.00 7.10 3.00 percent [+]
Employed Persons 27082.00 27037.00 27088.00 20268.00 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 1127.00 1134.00 1546.00 691.00 Thousand [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 64.20 64.00 64.20 48.50 percent [+]
Productivity 111.50 112.10 112.10 53.50 Index Points [+]
Labour Costs 103.10 106.80 125.40 69.00 Index Points [+]
Wages 4021244.00 3677034.00 4021244.00 2460239.00 KRW/Month [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 4654149.00 4103690.00 4654149.00 2520139.00 KRW/Month [+]
Minimum Wages 8350.00 7530.00 8350.00 600.00 KRW/Hour [+]
Population 51.61 51.36 51.61 25.01 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 60.00 60.00 60.00 55.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 60.00 60.00 60.00 55.00 [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 10.50 10.10 13.40 3.80 percent [+]
Employment Rate 61.50 60.80 61.60 56.10 percent [+]


South Korea Unemployment Rate

In South Korea, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page provides - South Korea Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. South Korea Unemployment Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2019.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
4.00 4.00 7.10 3.00 1999 - 2019 percent Monthly
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