EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS Economic Trends in the Republic of Korea, September 2026 (Population aged 15 years and over, not seasonally adjusted, year-on-year) 29,866 thousand persons were economically active in September Labor Force Participation Rate +64.8% (-0.2%p) Female +57.1% (-0.3%p) Male +72.8% (-0.1%p) Employment-Population Ratio & The Number of Employed Persons +63.5% (-0.2%p) 29,266 thousand +113 thousand (+0.4%) Chart labels: - Sep 2025 - Oct - Nov - Dec - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep 2026 63.5 29,266 (Thousand persons) (year-on-year, %) Unemployment Rate & The Number of Unemployed Persons +2.0% (-0.1%p) 600 thousand -34 thousand (-5.4%) Chart labels: - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug 2026 2.0 600 (Thousand persons) (year-on-year, %) Ministry of Finance and Economy Source: Ministry of Data and Statistics