South Korea Non-Regular Employment Share, Youth Unemployment & Career-Interrupted Women (Annual)
Annual structural labor market indicators compiled by the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) and Statistics Korea (KOSTAT): Wage Workers by Status (Regular vs. Non-Regular: Contingent/Fixed-Term, Part-Time, Non-Typical) and Share (%), Youth (15–29) Employment & Unemployment Rate, Older Workers (55–64) Participation & Employment Rate, and Career-Interrupted Married Women.
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| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | |
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| Regular vs. Non-Regular Wage Workers2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Wage & Salary Workers2 | 22,413 | 22,143 | 21,954 | 21,724 | 20,992 | 20,446 | 20,559 | 20,045 | 20,006 | 19,743 | 19,474 | 18,992 | 18,403 | 17,941 | 17,715 | 17,189 | 16,609 | 16,258 | 16,006 | 15,420 | 14,948 | 14,618 | 14,195 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Workers | 13,845 | 13,685 | 13,832 | 13,568 | 12,927 | 13,020 | 13,078 | 13,431 | 13,428 | 13,262 | 13,166 | 12,869 | 12,426 | 11,987 | 11,662 | 11,475 | 10,826 | 10,770 | 10,274 | 9,956 | 9,480 | 9,211 | 9,573 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-Regular Workers: Total3 | 8,568 | 8,459 | 8,122 | 8,156 | 8,066 | 7,426 | 7,481 | 6,614 | 6,578 | 6,481 | 6,308 | 6,123 | 5,977 | 5,954 | 6,053 | 5,715 | 5,783 | 5,488 | 5,732 | 5,465 | 5,469 | 5,407 | 4,622 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-Regular: Contingent / Fixed-Term Workers | 5,848 | 5,628 | 5,259 | 5,348 | 5,171 | 4,608 | 4,785 | 3,823 | 3,725 | 3,671 | 3,655 | 3,529 | 3,446 | 3,427 | 3,474 | 3,298 | 3,528 | 3,322 | 3,580 | 3,649 | 3,612 | 3,611 | 3,028 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-Regular: Part-Time Workers | 4,229 | 4,256 | 3,873 | 3,687 | 3,512 | 3,252 | 3,156 | 2,709 | 2,663 | 2,488 | 2,236 | 2,035 | 1,883 | 1,828 | 1,708 | 1,623 | 1,428 | 1,231 | 1,199 | 1,127 | 1,037 | 1,069 | 929 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-Regular: Non-Typical (Dispatch, Subcontract, Special) Workers | 1,834 | 1,903 | 1,957 | 2,131 | 2,278 | 2,073 | 2,045 | 2,071 | 2,112 | 2,245 | 2,229 | 2,137 | 2,234 | 2,304 | 2,452 | 2,300 | 2,288 | 2,147 | 2,204 | 1,918 | 1,896 | 1,947 | 1,681 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of Non-Regular Workers in Wage Employment | 38 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth (15–29) & Older Worker (55–64) Employment Indicators7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth (15–29): Employed Persons | 3,578 | 3,755 | 3,899 | 3,996 | 3,877 | 3,763 | 3,945 | 3,904 | 3,907 | 3,908 | 3,864 | 3,802 | 3,728 | 3,837 | 3,907 | 3,930 | 3,992 | 4,138 | 4,266 | 4,331 | 4,485 | 4,610 | 4,644 | 4,822 | 4,829 | 4,881 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Youth (15–29): Unemployed Persons | 231 | 235 | 243 | 272 | 326 | 370 | 386 | 408 | 426 | 426 | 389 | 378 | 324 | 312 | 322 | 339 | 348 | 318 | 332 | 372 | 389 | 413 | 403 | 361 | 412 | 430 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Youth (15–29): Employment Rate | 45 | 46.1 | 46.5 | 46.6 | 44.2 | 42.2 | 43.5 | 42.7 | 42.1 | 41.7 | 41.2 | 40.5 | 39.5 | 40.3 | 40.4 | 40.4 | 40.6 | 41.9 | 43.2 | 43.8 | 45 | 45.4 | 44.6 | 45.2 | 44 | 43.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Youth (15–29): Unemployment Rate | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 9 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 9 | 8 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 8 | 8.2 | 8 | 7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Older Workers (55–64): Labor Force Participation Rate | 72 | 71.6 | 71.4 | 70.3 | 68.6 | 68.8 | 68.9 | 68.8 | 69.1 | 68.1 | 67.9 | 67.4 | 65.8 | 64.7 | 63.7 | 62.7 | 61.8 | 61.8 | 61.9 | 60.7 | 60.2 | 60.1 | 59 | 60.6 | 59.7 | 59.6 | 61 | 61.2 | 64.5 | 63.7 | 64.1 | 63.3 | 62 | 62.6 | 61.6 | 62.4 | 60.7 | 42.5 | 41.7 | 39.6 | 39 | 37.7 | 38.6 | |
| Older Workers (55–64): Employment Rate | 70.5 | 69.9 | 69.9 | 68.8 | 66.3 | 66.6 | 66.9 | 66.8 | 67.5 | 66.2 | 66 | 65.8 | 64.4 | 63.1 | 62.2 | 60.9 | 60.3 | 60.6 | 60.6 | 59.3 | 58.7 | 58.8 | 57.7 | 59.5 | 58.4 | 57.8 | 58.3 | 58.8 | 63.8 | 63.3 | 63.6 | 62.9 | 61.5 | 62.2 | 61.2 | 61.9 | 60.2 | 42.3 | 41.4 | 39.3 | 38.7 | 37.4 | 38.2 | |
| Older Workers (55–64): Unemployment Rate | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | |
| Career-Interrupted Married Women (Aged 15–54)2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career-Interrupted Married Women (Aged 15–54) | 1,105 | 1,215 | 1,349 | 1,397 | 1,448 | 1,506 | 1,699 | 1,847 | 1,831 | 1,924 | 2,073 | 2,164 | 1,980 | 2,011 | 1,926 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ratio of Career-Interrupted Women among Married Women | 14.9 | 15.9 | 17 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 19.2 | 20.5 | 20 | 20.5 | 21.7 | 22.2 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 19.2 |
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Annual structural labor market indicators compiled by the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) and Statistics Korea (KOSTAT): Wage Workers by Status (Regular vs. Non-Regular: Contingent/Fixed-Term, Part-Time, Non-Typical) and Share (%), Youth (15–29) Employment & Unemployment Rate, Older Workers (55–64) Participation & Employment Rate, and Career-Interrupted Married Women.
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