Economy
Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation). · updated 2026-05-31
Korea, Rep.'s unemployment rate stands at 2.8% as of 2026-05-31, up from 2.8% in 2026-04-30. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2026 (437 observations).
In 2026-05-31, Korea, Rep.'s unemployment rate was 2.8%, unchanged from 2.8% in 2026-04-30.
In 2026-04-30, Korea, Rep.'s unemployment rate was 2.8%, down from 2.87% in 2026-03-31.
In 2026-03-31, Korea, Rep.'s unemployment rate was 2.87%, down from 2.9% in 2026-02-28.
In 2026-02-28, Korea, Rep.'s unemployment rate was 2.9%, down from 3% in 2026-01-31.
In 2026-01-31, Korea, Rep.'s unemployment rate was 3%, up from 2.79% in 2025-12-31.
| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 2.8% | +0% |
| 2026-04-30 | 2.8% | -0.0667% |
| 2026-03-31 | 2.87% | -0.0333% |
| 2026-02-28 | 2.9% | -0.1% |
| 2026-01-31 | 3% | +0.2083% |
| 2025-12-31 | 2.79% | -0.0083% |
| 2025-11-30 | 2.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025-10-31 | 2.7% | -0.0333% |
| 2025-09-30 | 2.73% | -0.0667% |
| 2025-08-31 | 2.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025-07-31 | 2.7% | +0% |
| 2025-06-30 | 2.7% | +0% |
| 2025-05-31 | 2.7% | +0% |
| 2025-04-30 | 2.7% | -0.1% |
| 2025-03-31 | 2.8% | +0% |
| 2025-02-28 | 2.8% | +0% |
| 2025-01-31 | 2.8% | +0% |
| 2024-12-31 | 2.8% | +0% |
| 2024-11-30 | 2.8% | +0% |
| 2024-10-31 | 2.8% | +0.1667% |
| 2024-09-30 | 2.63% | +0.0333% |
| 2024-08-31 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024-07-31 | 2.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024-06-30 | 2.8% | +0% |
| 2024-05-31 | 2.8% | +0% |
| 2024-04-30 | 2.8% | +0.0333% |
| 2024-03-31 | 2.77% | +0.0667% |
| 2024-02-29 | 2.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024-01-31 | 2.8% | +0.0917% |
| 2023-12-31 | 2.71% | -0.0917% |
| 2023-11-30 | 2.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023-10-31 | 2.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023-09-30 | 2.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023-08-31 | 2.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023-07-31 | 2.9% | +0.3333% |
| 2023-06-30 | 2.57% | +0.0667% |
| 2023-05-31 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023-04-30 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023-03-31 | 2.7% | +0% |
| 2023-02-28 | 2.7% | +0% |
| 2023-01-31 | 2.7% | -0.1833% |
| 2022-12-31 | 2.88% | +0.0833% |
| 2022-11-30 | 2.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022-10-31 | 2.9% | +0% |
| 2022-09-30 | 2.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022-08-31 | 2.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022-07-31 | 3% | +0.1333% |
| 2022-06-30 | 2.87% | -0.0333% |
| 2022-05-31 | 2.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022-04-30 | 2.8% | -0.1667% |
| 2022-03-31 | 2.97% | +0.0667% |
| 2022-02-28 | 2.9% | -0.3% |
| 2022-01-31 | 3.2% | -0.475% |
| 2021-12-31 | 3.68% | +0.575% |
| 2021-11-30 | 3.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021-10-31 | 3.3% | +0.0333% |
| 2021-09-30 | 3.27% | -0.1333% |
| 2021-08-31 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021-07-31 | 3.3% | -0.4667% |
| 2021-06-30 | 3.77% | -0.0333% |
| 2021-05-31 | 3.8% | +0% |
| 2021-04-30 | 3.8% | -0.4333% |
| 2021-03-31 | 4.23% | +0.1333% |
| 2021-02-28 | 4.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021-01-31 | 4.6% | +0.6583% |
| 2020-12-31 | 3.94% | -0.1583% |
| 2020-11-30 | 4.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020-10-31 | 4.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020-09-30 | 4.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020-08-31 | 3.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020-07-31 | 4.2% | +0.0667% |
| 2020-06-30 | 4.13% | -0.1667% |
| 2020-05-31 | 4.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020-04-30 | 3.9% | +0.3333% |
| 2020-03-31 | 3.57% | +0.1667% |
| 2020-02-29 | 3.4% | +0% |
| 2020-01-31 | 3.4% | -0.3833% |
| 2019-12-31 | 3.78% | +0.0833% |
| 2019-11-30 | 3.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019-10-31 | 3.5% | — |
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Korea, Rep.'s unemployment rate is 2.8% as of 2026-05-31, compared with 2.8% in 2026-04-30. Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation).
The highest recorded value is 8.2% (1998-07-31); the lowest is 1.9% (1996-01-31), across data from 1990 to 2026.
Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.