Unemployment rate (ILO) (South Korea): 2.8 % in 2025, the latest available value.
37 observations from 1989 to 2025. Source: OECD.
Share of the labour force without a job and seeking one, per the ILO definition; lower is better.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.8 % |
| 2024 | 2.8 % |
| 2023 | 2.7 % |
| 2022 | 2.9 % |
| 2021 | 3.7 % |
| 2020 | 3.9 % |
| 2019 | 3.8 % |
| 2018 | 3.8 % |
| 2017 | 3.7 % |
| 2016 | 3.7 % |
| 2015 | 3.6 % |
| 2014 | 3.5 % |
| 2013 | 3.1 % |
| 2012 | 3.2 % |
| 2011 | 3.4 % |
| 2010 | 3.7 % |
| 2009 | 3.6 % |
| 2008 | 3.2 % |
| 2007 | 3.3 % |
| 2006 | 3.5 % |
| 2005 | 3.8 % |
| 2004 | 3.7 % |
| 2003 | 3.6 % |
| 2002 | 3.3 % |
| 2001 | 4 % |
| 2000 | 4.4 % |
| 1999 | 6.6 % |
| 1998 | 7 % |
| 1997 | 2.6 % |
| 1996 | 2.1 % |
| 1995 | 2.1 % |
| 1994 | 2.5 % |
| 1993 | 2.9 % |
| 1992 | 2.5 % |
| 1991 | 2.5 % |
| 1990 | 2.5 % |
| 1989 | 2.6 % |