Korea vs United States: Unemployed population — Unemployment
Unemployed population — Unemployment over time
- Korea
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 6,761 Persons against 830.02 Persons in Korea, a difference of 5,931 Persons.
That makes United States's figure about 8.1 times Korea's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 1st and United States ranks 3rd of 3 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 462.5 Persons | 6,520 Persons | 6,058 Persons | United States |
| 1990s | 682.94 Persons | 7,569 Persons | 6,886 Persons | United States |
| 2000s | 849.26 Persons | 8,265 Persons | 7,416 Persons | United States |
| 2010s | 950.35 Persons | 9,750 Persons | 8,799 Persons | United States |
| 2020s | 917.46 Persons | 8,082 Persons | 7,164 Persons | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployed population — unemployment, Korea or United States?
- United States, at 6,761 Persons against 830.02 Persons in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployed population — unemployment between Korea and United States?
- 5,931 Persons, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Korea and United States rank globally for unemployed population — unemployment?
- Korea ranks 1st and United States ranks 3rd of 3 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.