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Korea (South Korea) Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) Statistics

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Country or Region: Korea (South Korea) › Change country
Economic Indicator: Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) › See all Korea indicators, › See Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: South Korean Won
Currency Symbol: KRW

Source: CEIC Latest actual data: 2010 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Korean won Data last updated: 03/2011

Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) Statistics for Korea (South Korea), Year 2010 - In Detail

Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Korea in year 2010 is 3.725 %

This makes Korea No. 95 in world rankings according to Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) in year 2010. The world's average Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) value is 4.82 %; Korea is 1.10 less than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Korea was 3.65 % Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Korea in 2010 was or will be 2.05% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Korea was or will be 3.30 %, which is 11.41% less than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Korea, in other Years
Year %
  2016 3.3
  2015 3.3
  2014 3.3
  2013 3.3
  2012 3.3
  2011 3.3
2010 3.725
  2009 3.65
  2008 3.175
  2007 3.25
  2006 3.467
  2005 3.733
  2004 3.683
  2003 3.567
  2002 3.283
  2001 4.017
  2000 4.425
  1999 6.583
  1998 6.95
  1997 2.617
  1996 2.058
  1995 2.067
  1994 2.475
  1993 2.9
  1992 2.525
  1991 2.45
  1990 2.458
  1989 2.583
  1988 2.525
  1987 3.108
  1986 3.842
  1985 4.025
  1984 3.85
  1983 4.117
  1982 4.133
  1981 4.5
  1980 5.2