Korea vs United States: Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment

Korea
28.58 million Persons
in 2024
United States
162.91 million Persons
in 2024
Korea rank
1st
United States rank
1st

Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment over time

  • Korea
  • United States
050.0M100.0M150.0M199520092024

How they compare

United States currently reports 162.91 million Persons against 28.58 million Persons in Korea, a difference of 134.33 million Persons.

That makes United States's figure about 5.7 times Korea's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 2 groups.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United States Difference Ahead
1990s 20.11 million Persons 133.26 million Persons 113.14 million Persons United States
2000s 22.70 million Persons 140.07 million Persons 117.37 million Persons United States
2010s 25.80 million Persons 148.37 million Persons 122.57 million Persons United States
2020s 27.85 million Persons 156.70 million Persons 128.85 million Persons United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labour indicators levels - regions — employment, Korea or United States?
United States, at 162.91 million Persons against 28.58 million Persons in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in labour indicators levels - regions — employment between Korea and United States?
134.33 million Persons, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Korea and United States rank globally for labour indicators levels - regions — employment?
Korea ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
53 places, 1,321 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents indicators on the size of the labour force, employment, and unemployment in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3). Data definition and source The labour force status is presented by sex, for 15-64 year-olds and 15+ year-olds age ranges, the latter having less country coverage. Data is based on a labour force survey using ILO guidelines and collected from Eurostat (reg_lmk) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.