Korea - Wage and salaried workers

Wage and salaried workers, female (% of females employed)

Wage and salaried workers, female (% of females employed) in Korea was 69.60 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 69.60 in 2008, while its lowest value was 39.00 in 1981.

Definition: Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as ""paid employment jobs,"" where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

See also:

Year Value
1980 39.20
1981 39.00
1982 39.90
1983 42.60
1984 46.10
1985 48.20
1986 48.00
1987 50.20
1988 51.20
1989 55.20
1990 56.80
1991 57.50
1992 57.50
1993 57.40
1994 58.50
1995 59.10
1996 59.50
1997 59.80
1998 58.10
1999 59.60
2000 61.50
2001 62.40
2002 63.50
2003 65.50
2004 66.60
2005 67.10
2006 67.70
2007 68.80
2008 69.60

Wage and salary workers, male (% of males employed)

Wage and salary workers, male (% of males employed) in Korea was 68.10 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 68.10 in 2008, while its lowest value was 52.10 in 1981.

Definition: Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as ""paid employment jobs,"" where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

See also:

Year Value
1980 52.20
1981 52.10
1982 52.50
1983 53.80
1984 57.10
1985 58.00
1986 58.60
1987 60.30
1988 60.80
1989 61.90
1990 63.10
1991 63.50
1992 63.40
1993 63.50
1994 64.20
1995 64.90
1996 65.00
1997 64.70
1998 63.00
1999 63.20
2000 64.30
2001 64.00
2002 64.30
2003 64.70
2004 65.60
2005 66.00
2006 66.80
2007 67.70
2008 68.10

Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employed)

Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employed) in Korea was 70.00 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 70.00 in 2009, while its lowest value was 47.10 in 1981.

Definition: Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as ""paid employment jobs,"" where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

See also:

Year Value
1980 47.20
1981 47.10
1982 47.60
1983 49.40
1984 52.90
1985 54.10
1986 54.40
1987 56.20
1988 57.00
1989 59.20
1990 60.50
1991 61.10
1992 61.00
1993 61.00
1994 61.90
1995 62.60
1996 62.80
1997 62.70
1998 61.00
1999 61.70
2000 63.10
2001 63.30
2002 64.00
2003 65.10
2004 66.00
2005 66.40
2006 67.20
2007 68.20
2008 68.70
2009 70.00

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity