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Economic Calendar South Korea Unemployment Rate

Unemployment Rate Medium Impact Lower is Better

South Korea · 157 historical releases · 125 with estimates

South Korea Surprise Index: +0.2 ▬ View Details →
Latest Actual
2.9
Unemployment Rate (Feb)
Previous
3.0
Change
-0.1
Historical Avg
3.39
157 releases
Range
2.4 — 5.4
Low — High
Beat Rate
44.0%
55 of 125
Miss Rate
37.6%
47 of 125
Historical Releases
All Releases 164
Date Period Actual Estimate Previous Change Surprise %
2026-06-10 Unemployment Rate (May)
2026-05-12 Unemployment Rate (Apr)
2026-04-14 Unemployment Rate (Mar) 2.9 2.9
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%

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