Statistics Korea

[Economically active population and labor force participation rate] ◦ The economically active population marked 29.799 million persons in May, which grew 176 thousand persons or 0.6% year-on-year. ◦ The labor force participation rate stood at 65.4% in May, up 0.1%p year-on-year. [Employed persons and employment to population ratio] ◦ The number of employed persons totaled 28.915 million persons in May, which went up 80 thousand persons or 0.3% year-on-year. ◦ The employment to population ratio recorded 63.5% in May, remaining the same year-on-year. [Unemployed persons and unemployment rate] ◦ The number of unemployed persons totaled 884 thousand people in May, which increased 97 thousand persons or 12.3% year-on-year. ◦ The unemployment rate marked 3.0% in May, up 0.3%p year-on-year. [Economically inactive population] ◦ The economically inactive population totaled 15.744 million people in May, decreasing 12 thousand persons or 0.1% year-on-year. ※ For more information, refer to the attached file.