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to have led to a drop in low-paying jobs across many different sectors. Jobs in manufacturing declined by 170,000 jobs in a year. The construction sector lost 19,000 jobs, and the retail sector cut 67,000 jobs. With many companies using the raising minimum wage to cut various traditionally low-paying jobs due to rising costs of labor, the unemployment rate has risen to reflect this concept. Lobby groups representing many small businesses within the country have since made statements saying that they will not accept the raise in minimum wage due to them needing to cut staff jobs in order to make a profit. As of 2021, these effects were gone and the hike in the minimum wage had had no discernible impact on employment.
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the early 1980s and mid-2000s, the country's tertiary education rate had increased to five times its original rate. The graduates of top Korean Universities overwhelmingly hold high-ranking positions within government, business and industry. This devotion to learning, however, skews the unemployment rate as many young adults because technically unemployed due to their decisions to remain in schooling. The hyper-competitive nature of the Korean education system prompts some students to study over 16 hours a day at school, before-school and after-school programs called
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workers to be employed if they work more than 18 hours in any given week. The individuals who fall into this 17-hour difference between the two measurements are classified to be within the Republic of Korea's 'economically inactive' population. When unpaid family workers are included in calculations in accordance with the International Labour Organisation, the unemployment rate decreases by approximately 0.1 percent and the employment rate increases by about 0.4 percent.
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The Republic of Korea maintains one of the highest rates of educated populations in the world. According to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), approximately 70 per-cent of 25-34 year olds in the Republic of Korea have completed some form of tertiary education. Between
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Furthermore, there is a critical concern that current labor protection mechanisms do not serve to protect these new types of workers. This, combined with the idea that contracts will end once the task is completed, contributes immensely to the growing unemployment rate at any one time of the survey.
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in order to protect workers’ rights. Despite this, a minimum wage was not regulated until 1986. The minimum wage was then raised in 2001 by 16.8%, and again in 2018 by 16.4%, to 7530 won (US$ 7.03) per hour. Most recently, it was raised in January 2019 to 8350 won (US$ 7.46) per hour. This is argued
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The definitions of 'job-seeking' also differ in the Republic of Korea. Individuals who list 'schooling' or 'higher education attendance' or 'gaining professional qualifications' as a job-seeking activity when considering their employment status would be considered to be "actively job-seeking" under
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has suffered from a "technological hollowing out" (기술 공동화) and "technological disconnection (기술 단절). "Technological hollowing out" is defined as a situation in which essential parts of a technological creation process are not available inside a home/domestic territory. "Technological disconnection"
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had minimal effect on South Korea, with the unemployment rate rising from 3.16 percent to 3.64 percent. From 2008 to 2013, the unemployment rate remained relatively steady, averaging at 3.4 percent. As of December 2021, the rate was 3.7 percent, in line with the average of the previous two decades.
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Outsourcing also involves moving business overseas. The continuous increase of the minimum wage in the Republic of Korea has prompted firms to relocate their factories overseas to lower-wage rate countries in order to save costs. This is called the "macroeconomic theory of internalization". Korean
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A large difference occurs when considering 'unpaid family workers'. In accordance with the International Labour Organisation standards, unpaid family workers who work more than one hour per week are categorized as employed. However, the official Korean measurement will only consider unpaid family
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beliefs continuing to hold strong within Korean society, where the family unit is the most important aspect of one's life. This belief fosters continued gender segregation in the labor force. Combined with a lack of childcare centers, difficulties negotiating wages, and an already-existing gender
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Outsourcing is the collection of goods by contract from an outside supplier. At 22% in 2015, the rate of temporary, outsourced contract workers in the Republic of Korea was double the OECD average. Workers under these systems are also earning 54% of what regular employees earn from similar work.
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countries. This remains the case as of 2021. Being Asia’s fourth-largest economy, the country's booming exports have helped to maintain the unemployment rate very low by the standards of developed countries. There are several measurement differences between the standard of measurement set by the
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Under the International Labour Organisation Standards, individuals who are awaiting an assignment from their companies, are seasonal workers not immediately working or who are in similar situations are considered to be employed depending on the specific company they work for. In the Republic of
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Since undergoing rapid economic development in the 1960s, the Republic of Korea's unemployment rate had been consistently low After processes of democratization in the late 1980s, Korea saw a sharp increase in labor participation, and hence a lowered unemployment rate. From the 1980s until the
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The ‘economically active population’ (employed persons + unemployed persons) is over 15. By comparison, the ‘economically inactive’ population refers to people aged 15 or older who are neither employed nor unemployed during the survey reference period.
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refers to a situation where specific technologies or manpower are available in the domestic territory, however, there is no successor to that information, thus ending the execution of the technological product.
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the International Labour Organisation. However, the Republic of Korea defines those individuals as 'economically inactive', with the number amounting to approximately 600,000 individuals.
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Despite the rapid technological advancements of workplaces in South Korea, In January 2019 it was reported that the ICT sector had gained 94,000 new job openings in that month alone.
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countries. The Republic of Korea's 'economically inactive' population is thought to be hiding a large number of individuals that are employed to the standards of the
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South Korea is at the top of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR)’s robot density list - 631 robots per 10,000 employees. For example,
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The unemployment of the Republic of Korea rate is defined as the percentage of unemployed persons in the economically active population.
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A multitude of practices concerning gender inequality has led to a larger unemployment rate of women in the workforce in South Korea.
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The official measurement of unemployment by the Republic of Korea differs slightly from the international standard set by the
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are included in the 'economically inactive' population and do not contribute to the official unemployment rate.
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The Republic of Korea's unemployment rate as of April 2019 is 4.8 percent, or 1,197,000 people
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2.    Had actively sought employment at some time during the previous four weeks
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Korea, however, all workers in those situations are considered unemployed (4000 in 2008).
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In 2018, the unemployment rate in the Republic of Korea hit its highest level since the
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Unemployment rate = (unemployed persons / economically active population) x 100
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3.    Was able to start work immediately during the reference week.
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and the official measurement of unemployment in the Republic of Korea, set by
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The methods used to measure the Korean unemployment rate, as measured by
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who primarily act as caregivers, students attending school, and
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This definition is based on the recommended definition from the
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1.    Had no employment during the reference week
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The OECD Youth Unemployment Rate in South Korea, 2001-2016
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wage gap, South Korean women are vastly under-employed.
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as of December 2021 is 3.7 percent. Since its rapid
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Index

Flag of Unemployment in South Korea
Demonym(s)
Korean
27th
GDP
PPP
KRW
Republic of Korea
globalization
democratization
OECD
International Labour Organisation
Statistics Korea
International Labour Organization
Global Financial Crisis
Statistics Korea
International Labour Organisation
1998 Asian Financial Crisis
2008 Global Financial Crisis
Samsung Electronics
Samsung
China
Image shows a graph representing the rises and falls in the South Korean youth unemployment rate between 2001 and 2016.
Lotte Department Stores
Employment discrimination
Confucian
Statistics Korea
OECD
International Labour Organisation
housewives

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