South Korea: Employment rate, 28th in OECD: OECD employment statistics
-25-54 years old standard is the lowest category-
2021/01/18
OECD:
Employment statistics for 37 member countries were released on January 17.
Of the 37 member countries, Mexico is excluded because employment statistics could not be confirmed.
Countries with high employment rates:
Iceland (81.7%),
Switzerland (79.8%),
Netherlands (77.5%),
Japan (77.1%),
Germany (76.4%) = estimated value = in that order.
Employment rate in South Korea:
The employment rate in South Korea (15-64 years old) based on the July-September period last year was 65.7%.
South Korea was one point lower than the average (66.7%).
This is 28th out of 36 countries.
The employment rate is lower than that of South Korea
France (65.1%),
Belgium (64.9%),
A Spain (60.7%),
Italy (57.7%),
Greece (56.2%),
Colombia (56.2%),
Chile (52.5%),
There are eight countries in Turkey (47.8%).
Employment rate by age in South Korea:
Looking at the employment rate by age, we can see that the situation is even more serious.
Employment rate criteria for 25-54 years:
South Korea is 74.6%, ranking 30th out of 36 countries.
Employment rate criteria for 55-64 years:
The employment rate (66.6%) was 16th out of 36 countries.
The employment rate is low in the bottom age group in the prime of work,
The employment rate of the elderly is high.
This is probably because the government has increased the employment of elderly people who make taxes.
This means that it is disadvantageous in terms of economic vitality.
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