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July, 2020
South Korea
Covid-19 Restrictions – July 2020
Workforce Statistics – May 2020
Employment Numbers by Industry (in '000s)
Employment and Unemployment by Age Group – Q1 2020
Schools Reopened
Non-essential Shops Open
Bars and Restaurants Open
International Travel Allowed
Restrictions for people who visited China Negative test results required.
Arrival Free of Quarantine
Total Labor Force
28.2m
Unemployed
1.3m
4.5%
1%
Since Jan 2020
1%
Since May 2019
11%
Since Jan 2020
11.6%
Since May 2019
1,551
4,391
1,979
5,656
3,181
10,172
58.0
62.0
372.0
10.0
Agri/ Forestry/ Fishing
Mining/Manuf.
Construction
Trade, Accoom. /Food
Utilities /Trans /
Comms/Finance
Bus/Personal /Public Serv.
April 2020 Jobs lost since April 2019 (in '000s)
~54K jobs were added
~72K jobs were added
Unemployment Rate by Province* - Q2
2020
Seoul 5.3%
Daejeon 5.2%
Busan 5.1%
Incheon 4.9%
Gyeongsangbuk-do 4.9%
Ulsan 4.6%
Daegu 4.4%
Gwangju 4.3%
Gyeongsangnam-do 4.3%
Gyeonggi-do 4.1%
Chungcheongnam-do 4.0%
Gangwon-do 3.8%
Sejong 3.3%
*Provinces with Highest Unemployment Rates
Sources:
https://kosis.kr/eng/statisticsList/statisticsListIndex
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/COVID-19-Country-Specific-Information.html
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Employed People by Occupation (in 000's)
394
5,413
4,688
5,884
1,428
8,755
Legislators/sr
officials/Managers
Professionals
Clerks
Service & sales
workers
Skilled
agri/forest/fish
Craft & machine
operators
April-20 (000's)
183
3,645
5,476
6,419
6,346
4,680
22
349
178
155
196
262
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
15-19 Years old 20-29 Years old 30-39 Years old 40-49 Years old 50-59 Yeras old 60 Years old
and over
Employed Unemployed
Thousands
