Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Korea

Korea: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female was 0.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
93rd
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2017
All-time low
0.0%
in 2013
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Korea, 2001–2017

00.010.020.030.042001200920172001: 0.029 % of female labor force in working age2002: 0.025 % of female labor force in working age2003: 0.03 % of female labor force in working age2004: 0.031 % of female labor force in working age2005: 0.03 % of female labor force in working age2007: 0.022 % of female labor force in working age2008: 0.023 % of female labor force in working age2009: 0.026 % of female labor force in working age2010: 0.025 % of female labor force in working age2011: 0.022 % of female labor force in working age2012: 0.024 % of female labor force in working age2013: 0.022 % of female labor force in working age2014: 0.024 % of female labor force in working age2015: 0.034 % of female labor force in working age2016: 0.035 % of female labor force in working age2017: 0.035 % of female labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female labor force in working age.

Analysis

In 2017, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Korea stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Korea peaked at 0.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.

That places Korea 93rd out of 108 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age) in Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of female labor force in working age Change
2001 0.0%
2002 0.0% -13.8%
2003 0.0% +19.2%
2004 0.0% +1.5%
2005 0.0% -3.4%
2007 0.0% -25.4%
2008 0.0% +5.6%
2009 0.0% +10.4%
2010 0.0% -4.1%
2011 0.0% -11.1%
2012 0.0% +9.7%
2013 0.0% -9.3%
2014 0.0% +8.8%
2015 0.0% +44.7%
2016 0.0% +2.7%
2017 0.0% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 8
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 8

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 90 Indonesia 0.0% compare
  2. 91 Ghana 0.0% compare
  3. 92 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
  4. 94 Guinea 0.0% compare
  5. 95 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0% compare
  6. 96 Belarus 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Korea?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Korea was 0.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
How does Korea rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female?
Korea ranks 93rd out of 108 countries with data for 2017.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age)
Unit
% of female labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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