Youth Unemployment Rate in South Korea increased to 6.20 percent in December from 5.50 percent in November of 2025. Youth Unemployment Rate in South Korea averaged 7.13 percent from 1982 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 13.40 percent in February of 1999 and a record low of 3.80 percent in July of 1995. source: KOSTAT - Statistics Korea

Youth Unemployment Rate in South Korea is expected to be 5.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the South Korea Youth Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 6.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



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Employed Persons 28209.00 29046.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Employment Change 0.60 0.80 Percent Dec 2025
Employment Rate 61.50 63.40 percent Dec 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 65.00 64.60 percent Dec 2025
Minimum Wages 10030.00 9860.00 KRW/Hour Dec 2025
Population 51.75 51.71 Million Dec 2024
Productivity 96.10 101.50 points Sep 2025
Retirement Age Men 60.00 60.00 Years Dec 2025
Retirement Age Women 60.00 60.00 Years Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 1217.00 661.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 4.00 2.70 percent Dec 2025
Wages 4531450.00 4293856.00 KRW/Month Sep 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 5045058.00 4689233.00 KRW/Month Sep 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 6.20 5.50 percent Dec 2025


South Korea Youth Unemployment Rate
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
6.20 5.50 13.40 3.80 1982 - 2025 percent Monthly
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