Employed persons (monthly, seasonally adjusted)
OECDPeriod 2017-01~2026-09Retrieved 2026-11-09
Number of employed people each month, with seasonal effects removed (thousands).
2017-01: 26,556 thousand persons → 2026-09: 28,984.6 thousand persons (up 9.1%). Highest: 2026-09 (28,984.6 thousand persons).
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| Month | Employed persons (monthly, seasonally adjusted) |
|---|---|
| 2017-01 | 26556.0 |
| 2017-02 | 26627.8 |
| 2017-03 | 26710.4 |
| 2017-04 | 26697.7 |
| 2017-05 | 26716.9 |
| 2017-06 | 26705.2 |
| 2017-07 | 26741.3 |
| 2017-08 | 26719.6 |
| 2017-09 | 26779.7 |
| 2017-10 | 26789.6 |
| 2017-11 | 26792.0 |
| 2017-12 | 26856.4 |
| 2018-01 | 26908.1 |
| 2018-02 | 26724.8 |
| 2018-03 | 26801.2 |
| 2018-04 | 26832.5 |
| 2018-05 | 26789.1 |
| 2018-06 | 26801.8 |
| 2018-07 | 26763.7 |
| 2018-08 | 26716.3 |
| 2018-09 | 26824.8 |
| 2018-10 | 26858.1 |
| 2018-11 | 26956.2 |
| 2018-12 | 26902.5 |
| 2019-01 | 26939.2 |
| 2019-02 | 26983.1 |
| 2019-03 | 27039.5 |
| 2019-04 | 27011.8 |
| 2019-05 | 27036.8 |
| 2019-06 | 27070.9 |
| 2019-07 | 27061.7 |
| 2019-08 | 27153.5 |
| 2019-09 | 27176.0 |
| 2019-10 | 27275.8 |
| 2019-11 | 27289.0 |
| 2019-12 | 27450.3 |
| 2020-01 | 27537.9 |
| 2020-02 | 27467.8 |
| 2020-03 | 26831.1 |
| 2020-04 | 26537.9 |
| 2020-05 | 26633.8 |
| 2020-06 | 26719.2 |
| 2020-07 | 26793.7 |
| 2020-08 | 26869.6 |
| 2020-09 | 26794.3 |
| 2020-10 | 26862.8 |
| 2020-11 | 27021.4 |
| 2020-12 | 26847.9 |
| 2021-01 | 26544.2 |
| 2021-02 | 26953.8 |
| 2021-03 | 27140.2 |
| 2021-04 | 27186.4 |
| 2021-05 | 27221.3 |
| 2021-06 | 27290.8 |
| 2021-07 | 27332.4 |
| 2021-08 | 27377.1 |
| 2021-09 | 27468.3 |
| 2021-10 | 27514.3 |
| 2021-11 | 27580.5 |
| 2021-12 | 27670.9 |
| 2022-01 | 27725.7 |
| 2022-02 | 27980.7 |
| 2022-03 | 27963.0 |
| 2022-04 | 28039.8 |
| 2022-05 | 28122.4 |
| 2022-06 | 28123.2 |
| 2022-07 | 28157.2 |
| 2022-08 | 28174.7 |
| 2022-09 | 28167.9 |
| 2022-10 | 28192.7 |
| 2022-11 | 28213.4 |
| 2022-12 | 28231.9 |
| 2023-01 | 28162.2 |
| 2023-02 | 28272.9 |
| 2023-03 | 28415.3 |
| 2023-04 | 28372.6 |
| 2023-05 | 28453.8 |
| 2023-06 | 28453.5 |
| 2023-07 | 28382.6 |
| 2023-08 | 28448.1 |
| 2023-09 | 28465.1 |
| 2023-10 | 28534.4 |
| 2023-11 | 28496.8 |
| 2023-12 | 28563.8 |
| 2024-01 | 28560.1 |
| 2024-02 | 28589.3 |
| 2024-03 | 28568.3 |
| 2024-04 | 28609.9 |
| 2024-05 | 28531.6 |
| 2024-06 | 28554.6 |
| 2024-07 | 28567.1 |
| 2024-08 | 28578.0 |
| 2024-09 | 28589.3 |
| 2024-10 | 28612.6 |
| 2024-11 | 28616.9 |
| 2024-12 | 28549.4 |
| 2025-01 | 28702.0 |
| 2025-02 | 28719.8 |
| 2025-03 | 28750.9 |
| 2025-04 | 28779.5 |
| 2025-05 | 28776.9 |
| 2025-06 | 28741.5 |
| 2025-07 | 28747.3 |
| 2025-08 | 28754.1 |
| 2025-09 | 28881.6 |
| 2025-10 | 28798.1 |
| 2025-11 | 28831.3 |
| 2025-12 | 28747.1 |
| 2026-01 | 28815.6 |
| 2026-02 | 28956.1 |
| 2026-03 | 28955.0 |
| 2026-04 | 28837.7 |
| 2026-05 | 28743.3 |
| 2026-06 | 28809.3 |
| 2026-07 | 28862.2 |
| 2026-08 | 28944.2 |
| 2026-09 | 28984.6 |
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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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