South Korea · Youth Unemployment · ages 15–24, %

## What this measures

The share of the labour force aged 15–24 in South Korea without work and seeking it (ILO modelled estimate), one value per year.

## Why it matters

Young people out of work are an early sign of labour-market strain and a recognized source of social pressure.

## How to read it

Higher means more young jobseekers without work. It typically runs two to three times the overall rate.

## What it does not say

Students not seeking work are outside the labour force, so a low rate can hide low participation. Modelled estimates smooth over survey breaks.

## Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0 per the indicator's metadata), indicator `SL.UEM.1524.ZS`, annual, dated December 31. Read weekly by the sovereign-panel sync, which rewrites the history so revisions carry through. Originally ILO modelled estimates.