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Economically Active Population Survey in October 2022

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Press Release

Release
Embargo 8:00A.M., November 9, 2022 8:00A.M., November 9, 2022
Date
Contact Social Statistics Bureau Contact
Kim Kyunghee (042-481-2264)
Division Employment Statistics Division Person

Economically Active Population Survey in


October 2022
< Economically active population and labor force participation rate >

◯ The economically active population marked 29.110 million persons in October,


which grew 582 thousand persons or 2.0% year-on-year.

◯ The labor force participation rate stood at 64.3% in October, up 1.1%p


year-on-year.

< Employed persons and employment to population ratio >

◯ The number of employed persons totaled 28.418 million persons in October,


which went up 677 thousand persons or 2.4% year-on-year.

◯ The employment to population ratio recorded 62.7% in October, up 1.3%p


year-on-year.

< Unemployed persons and unemployment rate >

◯ The number of unemployed persons totaled 692 thousand people in October,


which decreased 95 thousand persons or 12.1% year-on-year.

◯ The unemployment rate marked 2.4% in October, down 0.4%p year-on-year.

< Economically inactive population >

◯ The economically inactive population totaled 16.192 million people in October,


decreasing 428 thousand persons or 2.6% year-on-year.
Economically Active Population Survey (EAPS) in October, 2022
(Not seasonally adjusted) (thousand persons, %, year-on-year)
October 2021 September 2022 October 2022
Change Change Change
Change
rate rate rate
◉ Population 15 years & over 45,148 0.7 45,284 0.4 45,302 154 0.3
             
▣ Economically active population 28,528 1.5 29,093 2.3 29,110 582 2.0
(Participation rate) (63.2)   (64.2)   (64.3) (1.1)  
         
w Male 16,187 0.8 16,426 1.7 16,462 276 1.7
(Labor Force Participation rate) (72.8)   (73.7)   (73.8) (1.0)  
w Female 12,341 2.4 12,667 3.0 12,648 306 2.5
(Labor Force Participation rate) (53.8)   (55.1)   (55.0) (1.2)  
         
◦ Employment-population ratio
61.4   62.7   62.7 1.3  
(15 years & over)
(Seasonally adjusted) (60.9)   (62.2)   (62.2)    
w Employment-population ratio
67.3   68.9   68.9 1.6  
(15~64 years)
(Seasonally adjusted) (67.0)   (68.7)   (68.7)    
◦ Employed persons 27,741 2.4 28,389 2.6 28,418 677 2.4
w Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,594 1.3 1,656 5.4 1,641 47 2.9
w Mining & manufacturing 4,334 -0.3 4,532 5.2 4,531 197 4.5
• Manufacturing 4,324 -0.3 4,526 5.3 4,525 201 4.7
w Construction 2,127 2.5 2,121 -0.6 2,139 12 0.6
w Wholesale & retail trade, accommodation
5,427 -1.7 5,501 1.3 5,521 93 1.7
& food
w Electricity, transport, communication &
3,428 9.0 3,490 2.2 3,485 57 1.7
finance
w Business, personal, public service &
10,830 3.9 11,091 2.5 11,102 272 2.5
others
w Regular employees 15,062 4.3 15,817 5.4 15,800 738 4.9
w Temporary employees 4,843 4.7 4,773 -2.4 4,758 -85 -1.8
w Daily workers 1,207 -11.9 1,102 -9.4 1,126 -80 -6.6
w Employers 1,313 -1.9 1,380 7.5 1,380 67 5.1
w Own account workers 4,256 1.1 4,331 2.0 4,354 99 2.3
w Unpaid family workers 1,061 -3.4 987 -5.6 1,000 -61 -5.8
◦ Unemployed persons 788 -23.4 704 -6.9 692 -95 -12.1
Unemployment rate 2.8   2.4   2.4 -0.4  
(Seasonally adjusted) (3.2)   (2.8)   (2.8)    
w Male 457 -24.4 390 -12.7 395 -62 -13.6
Unemployment rate 2.8   2.4   2.4 -0.4  
(Seasonally adjusted) (3.2)   (2.6)   (2.7)    
w Female 331 -21.9 313 1.4 298 -33 -10.0
Unemployment rate 2.7   2.5   2.4 -0.3  
(Seasonally adjusted) (3.3)   (3.1)   (2.9)    
             
w Middle school graduates & under 89 -21.9 55 -35.8 66 -24 -26.7
(Unemployment rate) (2.2)   (1.4)   (1.7) (-0.5)  
w High school graduates 328 -31.0 309 -1.7 304 -24 -7.3
(Unemployment rate) (3.1)   (2.9)   (2.8) (-0.3)  
w College, univ. graduates & over 371 -15.6 340 -4.6 323 -48 -12.8
(Unemployment rate) (2.7)   (2.4)   (2.3) (-0.4)  
             
▣ Economically inactive population 16,620 -0.7 16,191 -3.0 16,192 -428 -2.6

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