Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment in Korea

Korea: Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment was 12.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
12.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
1st
of 3 groups
All-time high
19.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
in 2004
All-time low
12.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
in 2025
Years of data
22
2004–2025

Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment in Korea, 2004–2025

051015202004201420252004: 19.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2005: 18.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2006: 19 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2007: 18.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2008: 17.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2009: 17.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2010: 17.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2011: 16.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2012: 15.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2013: 14.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2014: 14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2015: 14.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2016: 14.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2017: 14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2018: 13.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2019: 14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2020: 13.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2021: 14.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2022: 13.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2023: 12.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2024: 12.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2025: 12.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.

Analysis

In 2025, employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — dependent employment in Korea stood at 12.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — dependent employment in Korea peaked at 19.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 2025.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment tenure in Korea, 2004 to 2025.
Year Percentage of population in the same subgroup Change
2004 19.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
2005 18.85 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -1.8%
2006 19.01 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.9%
2007 18.27 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -3.9%
2008 17.93 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -1.9%
2009 17.65 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -1.6%
2010 17.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.4%
2011 16.57 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -6.5%
2012 15.57 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -6.1%
2013 14.59 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -6.3%
2014 14.03 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -3.9%
2015 14.61 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +4.2%
2016 14.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.8%
2017 14.01 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -3.3%
2018 13.55 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -3.3%
2019 13.99 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +3.2%
2020 13.53 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -3.3%
2021 14.07 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +4.0%
2022 13.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -2.0%
2023 12.94 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -6.2%
2024 12.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -3.4%
2025 12.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.49 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 17.65 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 19.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 6
2010s 14.92 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 13.55 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 17.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 10
2020s 13.18 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 12.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 14.07 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 6

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 1 Colombia 17.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  2. 1 Türkiye 16.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  3. 2 Netherlands 9.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  4. 2 Croatia 4.48 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  5. 2 Chile 14.46 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  6. 3 Estonia 7.69 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  7. 3 Brazil 13.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  8. 4 United States 13 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare

See the full ranking of 46 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — dependent employment in Korea?
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — dependent employment in Korea was 12.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — dependent employment recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 19.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2004.
What is the lowest employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — dependent employment recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 12.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025.
How does Korea rank for employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — dependent employment?
Korea ranks 1st out of 3 groups with data for 2025.
Is employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — dependent employment rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment tenure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment tenure
Unit
Percentage of population in the same subgroup
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,267 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains the tenure composition (as a percentage of all job tenures) by job tenure intervals. Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment – sex, five-year and broad age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64, total, etc.). Job tenure is measured by the length of time workers have been in their current or main job or with their current employer. This information is valuable for estimating the degree of fluidity in the labour market and in identifying the areas of economic activity where the turnover of labour is rapid or otherwise. Data are so far reported for a number of European countries and will be expanded to cover a greater number of countries. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates. Information for all countries and all LFS subjects may be found in the attached file LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.