In the second half of 2024, there were about 355 thousand job vacancies in South Korea, a decrease compared with the same period in the previous year. The number of job vacancies has increased in recent years.
Number of vacant jobs in South Korea from 1st half of 2011 to 2st half of 2024
(in 1,000s)
job vacancies of establishments with five or more regular employees*
Supplementary notes
* The following industries were excluded: agriculture, forestry, fishing, public administration, defense, compulsory social security activities of households as employers, undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use, and activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies (except institutions with civil servants).Â
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MOEL (South Korea). (December 30, 2024). Number of vacant jobs in South Korea from 1st half of 2011 to 2st half of 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234073/south-korea-number-of-vacant-jobs/
MOEL (South Korea). "Number of vacant jobs in South Korea from 1st half of 2011 to 2st half of 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234073/south-korea-number-of-vacant-jobs/
MOEL (South Korea). (2024). Number of vacant jobs in South Korea from 1st half of 2011 to 2st half of 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234073/south-korea-number-of-vacant-jobs/
MOEL (South Korea). "Number of Vacant Jobs in South Korea from 1st Half of 2011 to 2st Half of 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234073/south-korea-number-of-vacant-jobs/
MOEL (South Korea), Number of vacant jobs in South Korea from 1st half of 2011 to 2st half of 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234073/south-korea-number-of-vacant-jobs/ (last visited June 09, 2025)
Number of vacant jobs in South Korea from 1st half of 2011 to 2st half of 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], MOEL (South Korea), December 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234073/south-korea-number-of-vacant-jobs/
