Korea vs United States of America: Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment

Korea
822,900 Persons
in 2024
United States of America
6.83 million Persons
in 2024
Korea rank
1st
United States of America rank
2nd

Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment over time

  • Korea
  • United States of America
05.0M10.0M15.0M199520092024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 6.83 million Persons against 822,900 Persons in Korea, a difference of 6.00 million Persons.

That makes United States of America's figure about 8.3 times Korea's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

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

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 849,250 Persons 8.25 million Persons 7.40 million Persons United States of America
2010s 950,340 Persons 9.44 million Persons 8.49 million Persons United States of America
2020s 917,440 Persons 8.10 million Persons 7.19 million Persons United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labour indicators levels - regions — unemployment, Korea or United States of America?
United States of America, at 6.83 million Persons against 822,900 Persons in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in labour indicators levels - regions — unemployment between Korea and United States of America?
6.00 million Persons, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for labour indicators levels - regions — unemployment?
Korea ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 2nd of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
54 places, 1,325 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.