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Employment in industry in South Korea

Latest: 23.4%
Previous: 23.7%
Change: -0.28 (-1.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Employment in industry over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Employment in industry in South Korea
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	—
Dec 31, 1991	37.2%
Dec 31, 1992	36.9%
Dec 31, 1993	35.1%
Dec 31, 1994	34.7%
Dec 31, 1995	34.5%
Dec 31, 1996	33.7%
Dec 31, 1997	32.4%
Dec 31, 1998	29.0%
Dec 31, 1999	28.5%
Dec 31, 2000	29.1%
Dec 31, 2001	28.4%
Dec 31, 2002	28.3%
Dec 31, 2003	28.5%
Dec 31, 2004	27.9%
Dec 31, 2005	27.4%
Dec 31, 2006	26.9%
Dec 31, 2007	26.5%
Dec 31, 2008	26.1%
Dec 31, 2009	25.2%
Dec 31, 2010	25.8%
Dec 31, 2011	25.6%
Dec 31, 2012	25.4%
Dec 31, 2013	25.6%
Dec 31, 2014	25.8%
Dec 31, 2015	25.4%
Dec 31, 2016	25.2%
Dec 31, 2017	25.3%
Dec 31, 2018	25.2%
Dec 31, 2019	24.6%
Dec 31, 2020	24.6%
Dec 31, 2021	24.6%
Dec 31, 2022	24.5%
Dec 31, 2023	24.0%
Dec 31, 2024	23.7%
Dec 31, 2025	23.4%

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