South Korea Employment Insurance Subscribers & Unemployment Benefits (Monthly)
Monthly Employment Insurance administrative statistics compiled by the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) and Korea Employment Information Service (KEIS): Number of Employment Insurance Insured Workers by Major Industry, Number of Unemployment Benefit (Job-Seeking Benefit) Recipients, and Benefit Payment Amount.
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| Employment Insurance Insured Workers by Industry1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Insured Workers: All Industries8 | 15,974,034 | 15,946,123 | 15,924,656 | 15,916,840 | 15,875,464 | 15,771,212 | 15,705,583 | 15,501,499 | 15,555,839 | 15,716,390 | 15,748,574 | 15,701,381 | 15,686,541 | 15,658,178 | 15,647,840 | 15,636,248 | 15,594,564 | 15,490,799 | 15,436,996 | 15,229,146 | 15,364,809 | 15,529,954 | 15,543,054 | 15,502,620 | 15,497,507 | 15,471,699 | 15,461,483 | 15,444,260 | 15,404,228 | 15,330,552 | 15,276,518 | 15,107,412 | 15,199,534 | 15,334,775 | 15,327,692 | 15,301,439 | 15,270,762 | |
| Insured Workers: Manufacturing | 3,861,512 | 3,857,881 | 3,854,524 | 3,855,202 | 3,856,432 | 3,856,441 | 3,857,383 | 3,847,180 | 3,861,933 | 3,859,352 | 3,857,348 | 3,857,907 | 3,857,845 | 3,858,786 | 3,859,784 | 3,861,287 | 3,860,412 | 3,857,460 | 3,855,996 | 3,848,221 | 3,871,680 | 3,871,553 | 3,866,776 | 3,864,193 | 3,862,716 | 3,858,808 | 3,855,529 | 3,852,252 | 3,849,369 | 3,846,823 | 3,843,964 | 3,833,032 | 3,841,945 | 3,839,224 | 3,833,381 | 3,830,886 | 3,822,611 | |
| Insured Workers: Construction | 743,732 | 744,651 | 745,344 | 746,662 | 746,903 | 746,483 | 745,159 | 743,923 | 747,802 | 748,186 | 748,445 | 748,449 | 750,203 | 751,491 | 753,210 | 754,903 | 755,517 | 755,438 | 756,077 | 755,382 | 762,646 | 764,119 | 765,525 | 766,414 | 768,686 | 770,196 | 772,773 | 774,303 | 775,356 | 776,470 | 776,795 | 776,377 | 780,059 | 780,871 | 780,712 | 781,324 | 781,361 | |
| Insured Workers: Wholesale & Retail Trade | 1,624,068 | 1,623,601 | 1,627,594 | 1,627,156 | 1,625,666 | 1,622,965 | 1,627,610 | 1,621,849 | 1,627,804 | 1,625,018 | 1,624,233 | 1,620,213 | 1,621,196 | 1,620,138 | 1,623,395 | 1,622,411 | 1,621,841 | 1,619,486 | 1,623,937 | 1,621,855 | 1,630,265 | 1,629,898 | 1,626,601 | 1,628,148 | 1,632,338 | 1,634,730 | 1,639,633 | 1,641,985 | 1,641,015 | 1,641,970 | 1,646,739 | 1,642,926 | 1,650,186 | 1,650,350 | 1,647,738 | 1,647,207 | 1,647,744 | |
| Insured Workers: Accommodation & Food Services | 840,153 | 836,247 | 831,352 | 830,854 | 825,938 | 813,805 | 821,758 | 809,766 | 803,903 | 794,793 | 788,451 | 779,176 | 781,551 | 777,680 | 774,648 | 773,646 | 769,664 | 760,778 | 767,480 | 763,459 | 767,314 | 763,727 | 759,926 | 758,429 | 761,254 | 756,694 | 754,129 | 753,167 | 750,388 | 742,265 | 750,412 | 746,453 | 747,550 | 745,878 | 744,568 | 743,304 | 744,671 | |
| Insured Workers: Information & Communications | 787,426 | 785,861 | 784,408 | 783,306 | 782,074 | 781,050 | 782,261 | 780,802 | 783,507 | 785,469 | 787,370 | 787,378 | 788,587 | 786,487 | 784,051 | 783,530 | 781,808 | 780,257 | 780,569 | 779,120 | 784,144 | 789,067 | 793,322 | 793,902 | 797,027 | 795,877 | 795,133 | 794,492 | 792,478 | 793,483 | 794,846 | 795,016 | 800,275 | 805,591 | 807,480 | 807,924 | 807,512 | |
| Insured Workers: Financial & Insurance Activities | 502,785 | 503,006 | 500,931 | 500,082 | 499,367 | 498,896 | 498,320 | 498,680 | 500,356 | 500,780 | 500,475 | 500,243 | 500,090 | 499,821 | 498,367 | 497,687 | 496,455 | 495,848 | 495,805 | 495,942 | 498,041 | 497,936 | 497,836 | 497,959 | 498,003 | 498,381 | 504,983 | 504,136 | 503,317 | 503,314 | 502,639 | 501,847 | 502,042 | 502,929 | 502,343 | 502,387 | 501,816 | |
| Insured Workers: Professional, Scientific & Technical | 1,033,783 | 1,032,205 | 1,027,812 | 1,025,425 | 1,022,565 | 1,017,500 | 1,012,829 | 1,008,879 | 1,011,216 | 1,013,367 | 1,013,470 | 1,012,024 | 1,010,251 | 1,008,178 | 1,005,970 | 1,003,751 | 1,000,186 | 995,199 | 992,678 | 985,612 | 988,561 | 990,217 | 991,080 | 988,900 | 987,710 | 988,502 | 986,008 | 984,667 | 980,921 | 978,507 | 977,512 | 972,962 | 975,358 | 977,234 | 975,786 | 974,600 | 971,457 | |
| Insured Workers: Health & Social Work | 2,417,839 | 2,408,962 | 2,401,213 | 2,393,813 | 2,381,540 | 2,362,232 | 2,358,192 | 2,284,313 | 2,246,527 | 2,306,438 | 2,328,045 | 2,316,993 | 2,305,733 | 2,297,465 | 2,289,109 | 2,279,375 | 2,264,238 | 2,242,231 | 2,240,389 | 2,159,355 | 2,149,601 | 2,208,206 | 2,217,604 | 2,200,568 | 2,188,922 | 2,178,709 | 2,168,305 | 2,157,271 | 2,142,484 | 2,123,436 | 2,125,250 | 2,067,696 | 2,048,050 | 2,081,382 | 2,083,584 | 2,073,025 | 2,062,054 | |
| Unemployment Benefits (Job-Seeking Benefits) Recipients & Amount2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment Benefit Recipients: All Industries2 | 628,156 | 658,201 | 650,041 | 645,054 | 684,951 | 692,417 | 647,394 | 635,943 | 538,900 | 540,417 | 588,060 | 637,901 | 650,840 | 688,452 | 668,825 | 685,653 | 719,010 | 710,444 | 684,078 | 614,162 | 543,051 | 555,597 | 600,709 | 614,812 | 639,426 | 668,747 | 638,668 | 663,802 | 680,325 | 673,056 | 641,146 | 628,873 | 523,568 | 541,674 | 578,043 | 601,880 | 640,061 | |
| Unemployment Benefit Recipients: Manufacturing | 107,719 | 111,534 | 109,071 | 106,605 | 111,263 | 111,176 | 108,725 | 106,254 | 93,417 | 94,843 | 106,109 | 112,066 | 112,096 | 115,097 | 110,896 | 111,597 | 114,822 | 112,202 | 111,736 | 98,768 | 88,906 | 91,592 | 103,411 | 103,937 | 106,205 | 107,557 | 102,783 | 105,342 | 107,066 | 105,846 | 104,986 | 101,676 | 87,014 | 91,774 | 101,719 | 104,302 | 108,214 | |
| Unemployment Benefit Recipients: Construction | 57,120 | 59,679 | 59,195 | 60,017 | 66,509 | 72,846 | 71,653 | 72,384 | 62,939 | 65,265 | 71,074 | 77,389 | 78,518 | 82,763 | 78,027 | 80,393 | 85,580 | 87,683 | 89,624 | 80,091 | 69,018 | 69,484 | 73,870 | 73,398 | 74,062 | 73,994 | 65,960 | 68,851 | 69,834 | 70,377 | 67,869 | 65,739 | 53,775 | 55,477 | 58,085 | 59,554 | 62,982 | |
| Unemployment Benefit Payment Amount: All Industries1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unemployment Benefit Payment Amount: Manufacturing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Monthly Employment Insurance administrative statistics compiled by the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) and Korea Employment Information Service (KEIS): Number of Employment Insurance Insured Workers by Major Industry, Number of Unemployment Benefit (Job-Seeking Benefit) Recipients, and Benefit Payment Amount.
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- What is the latest figure for South Korea Employment Insurance Subscribers & Unemployment Benefits (Monthly)?
- Insured Workers: All Industries stood at 15,974,034 persons in Aug 2026. That is +0.2% from Jul 2026 and +1.8% from a year earlier.
- Is South Korea Employment Insurance Subscribers & Unemployment Benefits (Monthly) at a high or a low right now?
- The reading of 15,974,034 persons is the highest in data going back to Jan 2007.
- How far back does the South Korea Employment Insurance Subscribers & Unemployment Benefits (Monthly) data go?
- The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2007 to Aug 2026. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.