Statistics Korea

[Economically active population and labor force participation rate] ◦ The economically active population marked 29.741 million persons in April, which grew 163 thousand persons or 0.6% year-on-year. ◦ The labor force participation rate stood at 65.1% in April, up 0.1%p year-on-year [Employed persons and employment to population ratio] ◦ The number of employed persons totaled 28.887 million persons in April, which went up 194 thousand persons or 0.7% year-on-year. ◦ The employment to population ratio recorded 63.2% in April, up 0.2%p year-on-year [Unemployed persons and unemployment rate] ◦ The number of unemployed persons totaled 854 thousand people in April, which decreased 31 thousand persons or 3.4% year-on-year. ◦ The unemployment rate marked 2.9% in April, down 0.1%p year-on-year [Economically inactive population] ◦ The economically inactive population totaled 15.979 million people in April, increasing 18 thousand persons or 0.1% year-on-year. ※ For more information, refer to the attached file.