Statistics Korea

[ Economically active population and labor force participation rate ] ○ The economically active population marked 26,433 thousand in January, which grew 339 thousand persons or 1.3 percent year-on-year. ○ The labor force participation rate stood at 61.1 percent in January, up 0.1%p year-on-year. [ Employed persons and employment-population ratio ] ○ The number of employed persons totaled 25,445 thousand persons in January, which went up 339 thousand persons or 1.4 percent year-on-year. ○ The employment-population ratio recorded 58.8 percent in January, up 0.1%p year-on-year. [ Unemployed persons and unemployment rate ] ○ The number of unemployed persons totaled 988 thousand people in January, which decreased 1 thousand persons or 0.1 percent year-on-year. ○ The unemployment rate marked 3.7 percent in January, down 0.1%p year-on-year. [ Economically inactive population ] ○ The economically inactive population totaled 16,806 thousand people in January, increasing 125 thousand persons or 0.7 percent year-on-year. ※ For more information, refer to the attached file.