Unemployment Rate Medium Impact % Lower is Better
South Korea · 163 historical releases · 131 with estimates
Latest Actual
2.7 %
Unemployment Rate (Aug)
Previous
2.8 %
Change
-0.1
Historical Avg
3.37
163 releases
Range
2.4 — 5.4
Low — High
Beat Rate
43.5%
57 of 131
Miss Rate
35.9%
47 of 131
Historical Releases
All Releases
169
| Date | Period | Actual | Estimate | Previous | Change | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-10 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-15 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | — | 2.9 | 2.7 | — | — |
| 2026-09-08 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2026-08-11 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2026-07-14 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | -0.1 | +3.57% |
| 2026-06-10 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.0 | -0.0% |
| 2026-05-12 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2026-04-14 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | -0.2 | +6.9% |
| 2026-03-17 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2026-02-13 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-02-10 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | -0.3 | +26.83% |
| 2026-01-15 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | — | 2.7 | 2.7 | — | — |
| 2026-01-14 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | — | — | 2.7 | — | — |
| 2026-01-13 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 4.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +1.3 | -48.15% |
| 2025-12-09 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.6 | +0.1 | -12.5% |
| 2025-11-11 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +0.1 | -4.0% |
| 2025-10-16 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | -0.1 | +3.85% |
| 2025-09-09 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +0.1 | -4.0% |
| 2025-08-12 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | -0.1 | +3.85% |
| 2025-07-15 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | -0.1 | +7.14% |
| 2025-06-10 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.0 | +3.57% |
| 2025-05-13 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | -0.2 | +10.0% |
| 2025-04-09 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +0.2 | -7.41% |
| 2025-03-12 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | -0.2 | +10.0% |
| 2025-02-14 | Unemployment Rate | — | — | 3.7 | — | — |
| 2025-02-13 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | -0.8 | +21.62% |
| 2025-01-15 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | +1.0 | -32.14% |
| 2024-12-10 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | — | +3.57% |
| 2024-11-12 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +0.2 | -8.0% |
| 2024-10-15 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2024-09-10 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | -0.1 | +7.69% |
| 2024-08-13 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | -0.3 | +10.71% |
| 2024-07-09 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2024-06-11 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | — | -3.7% |
| 2024-05-16 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2024-04-11 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | +0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2024-03-12 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -0.4 | +13.33% |
| 2024-02-15 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | -0.3 | +3.23% |
| 2024-01-09 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.8 | +0.5 | -10.0% |
| 2023-12-12 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +0.3 | -12.0% |
| 2023-11-14 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2023-10-12 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | +0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2023-09-12 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | -0.4 | +14.29% |
| 2023-08-08 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | +0.2 | -12.0% |
| 2023-07-11 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +0.1 | -4.0% |
| 2023-06-13 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | -0.1 | +3.85% |
| 2023-05-09 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2023-04-11 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 | +0.1 | +10.0% |
| 2023-03-14 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | -0.3 | +13.33% |
| 2023-02-14 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | -0.2 | +9.38% |
| 2023-01-10 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | +0.4 | -13.79% |
| 2022-12-13 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2022-11-08 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | — | +3.45% |
| 2022-10-13 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +0.3 | -12.0% |
| 2022-09-15 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | -0.4 | +13.79% |
| 2022-08-09 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | — | -0.0% |
| 2022-07-12 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2022-06-14 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +0.1 | -3.7% |
| 2022-05-10 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 2.7 | — | 2.7 | — | — |
| 2022-04-12 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 | — | +6.9% |
| 2022-03-15 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | -0.9 | +25.0% |
| 2022-02-15 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | -0.2 | +10.0% |
| 2022-01-11 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | +0.7 | -22.58% |
| 2021-12-14 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | -0.1 | -3.33% |
| 2021-11-09 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +0.2 | -6.67% |
| 2021-10-12 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | +0.2 | -11.11% |
| 2021-09-14 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | -0.5 | +24.32% |
| 2021-08-10 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | -0.4 | +10.81% |
| 2021-07-13 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | -0.1 | +2.63% |
| 2021-06-08 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +0.1 | -2.7% |
| 2021-05-11 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | -0.2 | +5.13% |
| 2021-04-13 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.0 | -0.1 | +13.33% |
| 2021-03-16 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.4 | -1.4 | +16.67% |
| 2021-02-09 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 5.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | +0.8 | -31.71% |
| 2021-01-12 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | +0.5 | -12.2% |
| 2020-12-15 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | -0.1 | -10.81% |
| 2020-11-10 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | +0.3 | -16.67% |
| 2020-10-15 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | +0.7 | -18.18% |
| 2020-09-08 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | -1.0 | +23.81% |
| 2020-08-11 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | -0.1 | -7.69% |
| 2020-07-14 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | -0.2 | +8.51% |
| 2020-06-09 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | +0.7 | -21.62% |
| 2020-05-12 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | — | +5.0% |
| 2020-04-16 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | +0.5 | +2.56% |
| 2020-03-10 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | -0.7 | +26.67% |
| 2020-02-11 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | +0.3 | -5.26% |
| 2020-01-14 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | +0.2 | -5.56% |
| 2019-12-10 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2019-11-12 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | +0.1 | +7.89% |
| 2019-10-15 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | +0.3 | +12.82% |
| 2019-09-10 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -0.9 | +22.5% |
| 2019-08-13 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | — | +2.44% |
| 2019-07-09 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | — | -2.56% |
| 2019-06-11 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | -0.1 | -2.56% |
| 2019-05-14 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | +0.3 | -5.13% |
| 2019-04-09 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | +0.1 | +2.56% |
| 2019-03-12 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | -0.7 | +5.13% |
| 2019-02-12 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | +0.6 | -12.82% |
| 2019-01-08 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | — | +2.56% |
| 2018-12-11 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 3.8 | — | 3.9 | -0.1 | — |
| 2018-11-13 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 3.9 | — | 4.0 | -0.1 | — |
| 2018-10-11 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 4.0 | — | 4.2 | -0.2 | — |
| 2018-09-11 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 4.2 | — | 3.8 | +0.4 | — |
| 2018-08-16 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 3.8 | — | 3.7 | +0.1 | — |
| 2018-07-10 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 3.7 | — | 4.0 | -0.3 | — |
| 2018-06-14 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 4.0 | — | 3.8 | +0.2 | — |
| 2018-05-15 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 3.8 | — | 4.0 | -0.2 | — |
| 2018-04-10 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 4.0 | — | 3.6 | +0.4 | — |
| 2018-03-13 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 3.6 | — | 3.6 | — | — |
| 2018-02-13 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.6 | — | 3.7 | -0.1 | — |
| 2018-01-09 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.6 | — | 3.7 | -0.1 | — |
| 2017-12-12 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 3.7 | — | 3.6 | +0.1 | — |
| 2017-11-14 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2017-10-17 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2017-09-12 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | +0.2 | -2.7% |
| 2017-08-08 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | -0.2 | +5.26% |
| 2017-07-11 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 3.8 | — | 3.6 | +0.2 | — |
| 2017-06-13 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -0.4 | +10.0% |
| 2017-05-10 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 4.0 | — | 3.7 | +0.3 | — |
| 2017-04-11 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 3.7 | — | 4.0 | -0.3 | — |
| 2017-03-14 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | +0.4 | -8.11% |
| 2017-02-14 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | +0.1 | -5.88% |
| 2017-01-10 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.4 | — | 3.6 | -0.2 | — |
| 2016-12-13 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 3.6 | — | 3.7 | -0.1 | — |
| 2016-11-08 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -0.3 | +7.5% |
| 2016-10-11 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | +0.2 | -5.26% |
| 2016-09-12 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 3.8 | — | 3.6 | +0.2 | — |
| 2016-08-09 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | — | -0.0% |
| 2016-07-12 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | -0.1 | +2.7% |
| 2016-06-14 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | — | +2.63% |
| 2016-05-10 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 3.7 | — | 3.8 | -0.1 | — |
| 2016-04-14 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | -0.3 | +5.0% |
| 2016-03-15 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | +0.6 | -7.89% |
| 2016-02-16 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.5 | — | 3.5 | — | — |
| 2016-01-12 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | — | -0.0% |
| 2015-12-15 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | — | +2.86% |
| 2015-11-10 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | -0.1 | +5.56% |
| 2015-10-14 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | -0.1 | +2.78% |
| 2015-09-09 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 3.6 | — | 3.7 | -0.1 | — |
| 2015-08-12 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 3.7 | — | 3.9 | -0.2 | — |
| 2015-07-15 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 3.9 | — | 3.9 | — | — |
| 2015-06-10 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +0.2 | -5.41% |
| 2015-05-13 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | — | -0.0% |
| 2015-04-15 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2015-03-17 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 3.9 | — | 3.4 | +0.5 | — |
| 2015-02-10 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.4 | — | 3.5 | -0.1 | — |
| 2015-01-13 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | +0.1 | -2.94% |
| 2014-12-09 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -0.1 | +2.86% |
| 2014-11-11 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | -0.0% |
| 2014-10-15 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | -0.0% |
| 2014-09-12 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | +0.1 | -2.94% |
| 2014-08-13 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 3.4 | — | 3.6 | -0.2 | — |
| 2014-07-16 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | -0.1 | +2.7% |
| 2014-06-11 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | — | -2.78% |
| 2014-05-14 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 3.7 | — | 3.5 | +0.2 | — |
| 2014-04-09 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 3.51 | 3.7 | 3.9 | -0.39 | +5.14% |
| 2014-03-11 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | +0.7 | -21.87% |
| 2014-02-11 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.2 | 3.0 | — | — | -6.67% |
| 2014-01-14 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | +0.1 | -3.45% |
| 2013-12-10 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -0.1 | +3.33% |
| 2013-11-13 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | -0.0% |
| 2013-10-16 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 3.0 | — | 3.1 | -0.1 | — |
| 2013-09-11 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | -0.1 | +3.13% |
| 2013-08-14 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | — | -0.0% |
| 2013-07-10 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | — | -0.0% |
| 2013-06-12 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 3.2 | 3.05 | 3.1 | +0.1 | -4.92% |
| 2013-05-15 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 3.1 | — | 3.2 | -0.1 | — |
| 2013-04-10 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 3.2 | — | 3.5 | -0.3 | — |
| 2013-03-13 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | +0.3 | -9.37% |