EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS | Economic Trends in the Republic of Korea, August 2026 (Population aged 15 years and over, not seasonally adjusted, year-on-year) Labor Force Participation Rate 29,739 thousand persons were economically active in August Labor Force Participation Rate +64.6% (0.0%p) Female +57.0% (+0.1%p) Male +72.4% (-0.1%p) Employment-Population Ratio & The Number of Employed Persons +63.3% (0.0%p) 29,151 thousand +184 thousand (+0.6%) Graph (Thousand persons) (year-on-year) (%) Aug 2025 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 2026 63.3 29,151 Unemployment Rate & The Number of Unemployed Persons +2.0% (0.0%p) 588 thousand -4 thousand (-0.6%) Graph (Thousand persons) (year-on-year) (%) Aug 2025 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 2026 2.0 588 Ministry of Finance and Economy Source : Ministry of Data and Statistics