EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS Economic Trends in the Republic of Korea, October 2026 (Population aged 15 years and over, not seasonally adjusted, year-on-year) 29,781 thousand persons were economically active in October Labor Force Participation Rate +64.6% (-0.2%p) Female +56.9% (-0.4%p) Male +72.6% (+0.0%p) Employment-Population Ratio & The Number of Employed Persons +63.3% (-0.1%p) 29,179 thousand +139 thousand (+0.5%) Chart labels: - Oct 2025 - Nov - Dec - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct 2026 63.3 29,179 (Thousand persons) (year-on-year, %) Unemployment Rate & The Number of Unemployed Persons +2.0% (-0.2%p) 602 thousand -56 thousand (-8.5%) Chart labels: - Oct 2025 - Nov - Dec - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct 2026 2.0 602 (Thousand persons) (year-on-year, %) Ministry of Finance and Economy Source: Ministry of Data and Statistics