Unemployment rate (monthly, seasonally adjusted)
OECDPeriod 2017-01~2026-09Retrieved 2026-11-09
Share of unemployed people in the labor force each month, with seasonal effects removed.
2017-01: 3.5% → 2026-09: 2.6% (down 0.9 pp). Highest: 2018-08 (4.6%).
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| Month | Unemployment rate (monthly, seasonally adjusted) |
|---|---|
| 2017-01 | 3.5 |
| 2017-02 | 3.9 |
| 2017-03 | 3.6 |
| 2017-04 | 3.8 |
| 2017-05 | 3.5 |
| 2017-06 | 3.7 |
| 2017-07 | 3.6 |
| 2017-08 | 4.0 |
| 2017-09 | 3.7 |
| 2017-10 | 3.7 |
| 2017-11 | 3.7 |
| 2017-12 | 3.6 |
| 2018-01 | 3.4 |
| 2018-02 | 3.7 |
| 2018-03 | 4.0 |
| 2018-04 | 3.8 |
| 2018-05 | 3.8 |
| 2018-06 | 3.6 |
| 2018-07 | 3.8 |
| 2018-08 | 4.6 |
| 2018-09 | 4.1 |
| 2018-10 | 4.0 |
| 2018-11 | 3.9 |
| 2018-12 | 3.7 |
| 2019-01 | 3.9 |
| 2019-02 | 3.8 |
| 2019-03 | 3.8 |
| 2019-04 | 4.0 |
| 2019-05 | 3.8 |
| 2019-06 | 3.9 |
| 2019-07 | 4.0 |
| 2019-08 | 3.6 |
| 2019-09 | 3.6 |
| 2019-10 | 3.5 |
| 2019-11 | 3.7 |
| 2019-12 | 3.5 |
| 2020-01 | 3.4 |
| 2020-02 | 3.4 |
| 2020-03 | 3.9 |
| 2020-04 | 3.9 |
| 2020-05 | 4.3 |
| 2020-06 | 4.2 |
| 2020-07 | 4.2 |
| 2020-08 | 3.9 |
| 2020-09 | 4.2 |
| 2020-10 | 4.3 |
| 2020-11 | 4.1 |
| 2020-12 | 4.1 |
| 2021-01 | 4.6 |
| 2021-02 | 4.1 |
| 2021-03 | 4.0 |
| 2021-04 | 3.8 |
| 2021-05 | 3.8 |
| 2021-06 | 3.7 |
| 2021-07 | 3.3 |
| 2021-08 | 3.4 |
| 2021-09 | 3.1 |
| 2021-10 | 3.3 |
| 2021-11 | 3.1 |
| 2021-12 | 3.2 |
| 2022-01 | 3.2 |
| 2022-02 | 2.9 |
| 2022-03 | 2.8 |
| 2022-04 | 2.8 |
| 2022-05 | 2.9 |
| 2022-06 | 2.9 |
| 2022-07 | 3.0 |
| 2022-08 | 2.8 |
| 2022-09 | 2.9 |
| 2022-10 | 2.9 |
| 2022-11 | 2.8 |
| 2022-12 | 2.7 |
| 2023-01 | 2.7 |
| 2023-02 | 2.7 |
| 2023-03 | 2.7 |
| 2023-04 | 2.6 |
| 2023-05 | 2.5 |
| 2023-06 | 2.6 |
| 2023-07 | 2.9 |
| 2023-08 | 2.7 |
| 2023-09 | 2.8 |
| 2023-10 | 2.6 |
| 2023-11 | 2.8 |
| 2023-12 | 2.8 |
| 2024-01 | 2.8 |
| 2024-02 | 2.7 |
| 2024-03 | 2.8 |
| 2024-04 | 2.8 |
| 2024-05 | 2.8 |
| 2024-06 | 2.8 |
| 2024-07 | 2.7 |
| 2024-08 | 2.6 |
| 2024-09 | 2.6 |
| 2024-10 | 2.8 |
| 2024-11 | 2.8 |
| 2024-12 | 3.1 |
| 2025-01 | 2.8 |
| 2025-02 | 2.8 |
| 2025-03 | 2.8 |
| 2025-04 | 2.7 |
| 2025-05 | 2.7 |
| 2025-06 | 2.7 |
| 2025-07 | 2.7 |
| 2025-08 | 2.8 |
| 2025-09 | 2.7 |
| 2025-10 | 2.7 |
| 2025-11 | 2.8 |
| 2025-12 | 3.3 |
| 2026-01 | 3.0 |
| 2026-02 | 2.9 |
| 2026-03 | 2.7 |
| 2026-04 | 2.8 |
| 2026-05 | 2.8 |
| 2026-06 | 2.7 |
| 2026-07 | 2.8 |
| 2026-08 | 2.7 |
| 2026-09 | 2.6 |
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Reference (APA 7th)
OECD. (2026). Key short-term economic indicators: Korea [Data set]. OECD Data Explorer. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_KEI%40DF_KEI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.STES
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