Unemployment rate (by sex)

World BankPeriod 2016~2025Retrieved 2026-11-09

Share of men and women in the labor force who cannot find a job (ILO modeled estimate).

2016: 3.73% → 2025: 2.68% (down 1.06 pp). Highest: 2018 (3.92%).

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Unemployment rate (by sex) · 2016~2025 (unit: %)
YearMaleFemale
20163.7323.538
20173.7773.483
20183.9223.692
20193.8693.581
20203.8863.99
20213.5623.74
20222.7233.032
20232.6382.722
20242.7542.822
20252.6762.692

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Reference (APA 7th)

World Bank. (2026). Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate); Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) – Korea, Rep. [Data set]. World Development Indicators. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.TOTL.MA.ZS?locations=KR

Source https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.TOTL.MA.ZS?locations=KR

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