South Korea Labor Force Participation Rate 1982-2018 | Data | Chart

Labor Force Participation Rate in South Korea increased to 63.50 percent in September from 63.40 percent in August of 2018. Labor Force Participation Rate in South Korea averaged 60.89 percent from 1982 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 63.90 percent in June of 2017 and a record low of 48.50 percent in January of 1984.

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South Korea Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	4.00	4.20	7.10	3.00	percent	[+]
Employed Persons	26812.00	26721.00	26922.00	20268.00	Thousand	[+]
Unemployed Persons	1122.00	1179.00	1546.00	691.00	Thousand	[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	63.50	63.40	63.90	48.50	percent	[+]
Labour Costs	127.70	105.00	149.40	91.30	Index Points	[+]
Productivity	105.60	109.70	109.70	53.50	Index Points	[+]
Wages	3457189.00	3917383.00	3917383.00	2460239.00	KRW/Month	[+]
Wages in Manufacturing	3692181.00	4562783.00	4562783.00	2520139.00	KRW/Month	[+]
Minimum Wages	7530.00	6470.00	7530.00	600.00	KRW/Hour	[+]
Population	51.45	51.25	51.45	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	9.00	9.90	13.40	3.80	percent	[+]
Employment Rate	61.20	60.90	61.60	56.10	percent	[+]

South Korea Labor Force Participation Rate

The labour force participation rates is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population. This page provides - South Korea Labor Force Participation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. South Korea Labor Force Participation Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	63.50	63.40	63.90	48.50	1982 - 2018	percent	Monthly	NSA

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labor force participation rate by Country

Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
United Kingdom	78.80	Jun/18	78.8	79	74.1	%	Monthly
France	72.20	Jun/18	72.2	72.2	69.5	%	Quarterly
Indonesia	69.20	Dec/18	69.02	69.21	57.14	%	Yearly
Switzerland	68.40	Mar/18	68.6	68.8	66.8	%	Quarterly
Singapore	67.70	Dec/17	68	68.3	55.3	%	Yearly
Australia	65.70	Aug/18	65.6	65.8	60.1	%	Monthly
Italy	65.50	Aug/18	65.6	65.9	61.7	%	Monthly
Canada	65.40	Sep/18	65.3	67.7	61.4	%	Monthly
Netherlands	63.90	Mar/18	64	67.1	61.7	%	Quarterly
South Korea	63.50	Sep/18	63.4	63.9	48.5	%	Monthly
Russia	63.40	Aug/18	62.9	70.3	62.5	%	Monthly
United States	62.70	Sep/18	62.7	67.3	58.1	%	Monthly
Japan	61.70	Aug/18	61.5	74	58.5	%	Monthly
Brazil	61.60	Aug/18	61.5	61.9	60.9	%	Monthly
Germany	61.00	Mar/18	61.7	61.7	56.9	%	Quarterly
Mexico	60.00	Aug/18	59.7	61.47	58.18	%	Monthly
South Africa	59.10	Jun/18	59.3	60.8	53.6	%	Quarterly
Spain	58.80	Jun/18	58.46	60.55	48.88	%	Quarterly
Euro Area	57.00	Mar/18	57.3	57.3	55	%	Quarterly
Saudi Arabia	55.50	Mar/18	55.6	56.5	47.8	%	Quarterly
Turkey	53.20	Jul/18	53.2	53.2	43.9	%	Monthly
India	52.50	Dec/13	50.9	52.9	50.9	%	Yearly
Argentina	46.40	Jun/18	46.7	46.9	44.5	%	Quarterly