South Korea is currently observing a total number of unemployed persons of 830,234, marking a decrease of 204,565 (-19.8%) compared to 2021.
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
182
Date range: 1950 to 2023
Points:
4,566
Measure:
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Unemployed persons
South Korea Unemployed persons between 1969 and 2022
Period | Unemployed persons | Change |
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2022 | 830,234 | 204,565 |
2021 | 1,034,799 | 70,954 |
2020 | 1,105,753 | 46,009 |
2019 | 1,059,743 | 10,790 |
2018 | 1,070,534 | 51,898 |
2017 | 1,018,636 | 12,814 |
2016 | 1,005,822 | 37,211 |
2015 | 968,611 | 138,822 |
2014 | 829,789 | 110,421 |
2013 | 719,368 | 6,969 |
2012 | 726,337 | 35,682 |
2011 | 762,019 | 70,662 |
2010 | 832,682 | 2,196 |
2009 | 830,485 | 101,235 |
2008 | 729,251 | 7,833 |
2007 | 737,084 | 48,953 |
2006 | 786,037 | 44,172 |
2005 | 830,209 | 20,272 |
2004 | 809,937 | 34,867 |
2003 | 775,070 | 71,129 |
2002 | 703,941 | 133,924 |
2001 | 837,864 | 67,469 |
2000 | 905,333 | 509,667 |
1999 | 1,415,000 | 46,333 |
1998 | 1,461,333 | 904,833 |
1997 | 556,500 | 131,833 |
1996 | 424,667 | 5,333 |
1995 | 419,333 | 69,500 |
1994 | 488,833 | 61,000 |
1993 | 549,833 | 85,000 |
1992 | 464,833 | 28,500 |
1991 | 436,333 | 17,667 |
1990 | 454,000 | 8,500 |
1989 | 462,500 | 27,500 |
1988 | 435,000 | 83,917 |
1987 | 518,917 | 92,083 |
1986 | 611,000 | 8,333 |
1985 | 619,333 | 50,500 |
1984 | 568,833 | 44,583 |
1983 | 613,417 | 42,333 |
1982 | 655,750 | 5,500 |
1981 | 661,250 | 87,500 |
1980 | 748,750 | 207,250 |
1979 | 541,500 | 100,250 |
1978 | 441,250 | 70,250 |
1977 | 511,500 | 6,250 |
1976 | 505,250 | 4,750 |
1975 | 510,000 | 16,000 |
1974 | 494,000 | 33,000 |
1973 | 461,000 | 38,000 |
1972 | 499,000 | 23,000 |
1971 | 476,000 | 22,000 |
1970 | 454,000 | 20,000 |
1969 | 474,000 |
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