Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal in South Korea

South Korea: Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal was 0.7792 in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.7792
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
56th
of 90 countries
All-time high
1
in 1973
All-time low
0.7792
in 2011
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal in South Korea, 1973–2014

00.20.40.60.811973199320141973: 11974: 11975: 11976: 11977: 11978: 11979: 11980: 11981: 11982: 11983: 11984: 11985: 11986: 11987: 11988: 11989: 11990: 11991: 11992: 11993: 11994: 11995: 11996: 11997: 11998: 0.8671999: 0.8672000: 0.8672001: 0.8672002: 0.8672003: 0.8672004: 0.8672005: 0.8672006: 0.8672007: 0.8672008: 0.8042009: 0.8042010: 0.8042011: 0.7792012: 0.7792013: 0.7792014: 0.779

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2014, labor market, s1 - additional requirements for collective dismissal in South Korea stood at 0.7792. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.

The figure is down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor market, s1 - additional requirements for collective dismissal in South Korea peaked at 1 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.7792, in 2011.

That places South Korea 56th out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal in South Korea, 1973 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1973 1 —
1974 1 +0.0%
1975 1 +0.0%
1976 1 +0.0%
1977 1 +0.0%
1978 1 +0.0%
1979 1 +0.0%
1980 1 +0.0%
1981 1 +0.0%
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 1 +0.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 0.8667 -13.3%
1999 0.8667 +0.0%
2000 0.8667 +0.0%
2001 0.8667 +0.0%
2002 0.8667 +0.0%
2003 0.8667 +0.0%
2004 0.8667 +0.0%
2005 0.8667 +0.0%
2006 0.8667 +0.0%
2007 0.8667 +0.0%
2008 0.8042 -7.2%
2009 0.8042 +0.0%
2010 0.8042 +0.0%
2011 0.7792 -3.1%
2012 0.7792 +0.0%
2013 0.7792 +0.0%
2014 0.7792 +0.0%

South Korea compared with similar countries

  • South Korea's 0.7792 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7682, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • South Korea's 0.7792 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 78% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 7
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 0.9733 0.8667 1 10
2000s 0.8542 0.8042 0.8667 10
2010s 0.7842 0.7792 0.8042 5

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 54 Bulgaria 0.7979 compare
  2. 55 Australia 0.793 compare
  3. 57 Belarus 0.775 compare
  4. 57 Israel 0.775 compare
  5. 59 Norway 0.7682 compare

See the full ranking of 90 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor market, s1 - additional requirements for collective dismissal in South Korea?
Labor market, s1 - additional requirements for collective dismissal in South Korea was 0.7792 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest labor market, s1 - additional requirements for collective dismissal recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1973.
What is the lowest labor market, s1 - additional requirements for collective dismissal recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7792 in 2011.
How does South Korea rank for labor market, s1 - additional requirements for collective dismissal?
South Korea ranks 56th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is labor market, s1 - additional requirements for collective dismissal rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Korea data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal
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Coverage
90 places, 3,515 data points, 1973–2014
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