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Korea Average Unemployment Rate 1980-2025

Name: Korea Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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3.40% 46 data points

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

Korea's average unemployment rate from 1980 to 2025 was 3.40%, based on 46 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	2.68%	−0.12pp	29th
2024	2.78%	+0.08pp	34th
2023	2.68%	−0.21pp	29th
2022	2.86%	−0.82pp	31st
2021	3.64%	−0.32pp	39th
2020	3.93%	+0.15pp	43rd
2019	3.75%	−0.09pp	60th
2018	3.82%	+0.14pp	55th
2017	3.65%	−0.02pp	47th
2016	3.65%	+0.06pp	45th
2015	3.55%	+0.05pp	43rd
2014	3.08%	−0.02pp	34th
2013	3.07%	−0.16pp	32nd
2012	2.81%	−0.60pp	27th
2011	2.99%	−0.72pp	27th
2010	3.32%	−0.31pp	34th
2009	3.36%	+0.19pp	35th
2008	2.96%	−0.30pp	31st
2007	3.01%	−0.46pp	31st
2006	3.25%	−0.50pp	35th
2005	3.48%	−0.18pp	35th
2004	3.42%	−0.13pp	32nd
2003	3.35%	+0.09pp	32nd
2002	3.05%	−0.95pp	33rd
2001	3.70%	−0.73pp	45th
2000	4.06%	−2.52pp	52nd
1999	6.34%	−0.61pp	87th
1998	6.96%	+4.35pp	90th
1997	2.61%	+0.55pp	26th
1996	2.05%	−0.02pp	18th
1995	2.06%	−0.41pp	19th
1994	2.48%	−0.42pp	24th
1993	2.88%	+0.35pp	37th
1992	2.51%	+0.06pp	37th
1991	2.41%	−0.05pp	39th
1990	2.46%	−0.13pp	11th
1989	2.58%	+0.06pp	13th
1988	2.53%	−0.58pp	8th
1987	3.11%	−0.73pp	11th
1986	3.84%	−0.18pp	14th
1985	4.03%	+0.18pp	15th
1984	3.85%	−0.27pp	11th
1983	4.12%	−0.01pp	11th
1982	4.13%	−0.37pp	11th
1981	4.50%	−0.70pp	14th
1980	5.20%	–	19th

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