EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS Economic Trends in the Republic of Korea, July 2026 (Population aged 15 years and over, not seasonally adjusted, year-on-year) 29,912 thousand persons were economically active in July Labor Force Participation Rate +65.0% (0.0%p) Female +57.4% (0.1%p) Male +72.8% (-0.2%p) Employment-Population Ratio & The Number of Employed Persons +63.3% (-0.1%p) 29,136 thousand +108 thousand (+0.4%) Chart (Thousand persons) (year-on-year) (%) Jul 2025 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul 2026 63.3 29,136 Unemployment Rate & The Number of Unemployed Persons +2.6% (+0.2%p) 776 thousand +50 thousand (+6.9%) Chart (Thousand persons) (year-on-year) (%) Jul 2025 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul 2026 2.6 776 Ministry of Finance and Economy Source : Ministry of Data and Statistics