Economically Active Population Survey

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Overview

Survey Name

• Economically Active Population Survey

Survey Type

• Survey statistics

Type of Statistics

• Designated statistics (Approval No. 101004)

Purpose

• To provide basic data required for analyzing macro-economy and setting up policies to nurture human resources by researching the characteristics of economic activities (employment, unemployment, labour force, etc.)

Frequency

• Monthly

Target Population

• Members of selected sample households who live in the households and are 15 years old or older (in full)

Survey Unit and Target Population Size

• Survey unit: Household
• Target population size: Approx. 35,000 households in 1,737 sample EDs

Survey Reference Period and Date

• Reference period: One week (seven days, Sun. ~ Sat.) of every month which includes the 15th of the month

History

• 1962: Carried out the Economically Active Population Survey (Approved for the production of the statistics)
• 1982: Changed the survey cycle (monthly)
• 1999: Adjusted seasonal data and published the unemployed and unemployment rate based on the job-seeking period of 4 weeks (Jun. 1999 ∼ )
• 2001: Carried out an additional survey by type of employment (once a year)
• 2002: Carried out an additional survey on youth (once a year)
• 2005: Carried out an additional survey on the elderly (once a year)
• 2007: Carried out an additional survey on non-wage workers (once a year)
• 2008: Changed the survey cycle of an additional survey by type of employment (2 times a year)
• 2013: Changed the survey cycle of an additional survey on non-wage workers (every 2 even-numbered years)
• 2014: Published the Supplementary Indicators on Employment (providing data from May 2014)
• 2016: Carried out an additional survey on the economically inactive population (every 2 odd-numbered years)
• 2017: Changed the survey cycle of an additional survey by type of employment (once a year)

Data Provision

Method of Publication and URL

• Press releases, KOSIS (https://kosis.kr) data loading

Publication Frequency

• Monthly

Publication Title

• Annual Report on the Economically Active Population Survey (Annual)

Contact

Director for International Cooperation. Tel: