In 2021, around 28 percent of wage workers aged 15 to 29 years old in South Korea worked in wholesale, retail trade, accommodation, and food services. This was followed by the public service sector with about 22 percent of youth workers. Overall, around 80 percent of the youth in South Korea worked in the service sector.
Share of wage workers aged 15 to 29 years old in South Korea in 2021, by industry
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Korea Labor Institute. (December 30, 2022). Share of wage workers aged 15 to 29 years old in South Korea in 2021, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229341/south-korea-youth-workers-by-industry/
Korea Labor Institute. "Share of wage workers aged 15 to 29 years old in South Korea in 2021, by industry." Chart. December 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229341/south-korea-youth-workers-by-industry/
Korea Labor Institute. (2022). Share of wage workers aged 15 to 29 years old in South Korea in 2021, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229341/south-korea-youth-workers-by-industry/
Korea Labor Institute. "Share of Wage Workers Aged 15 to 29 Years Old in South Korea in 2021, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229341/south-korea-youth-workers-by-industry/
Korea Labor Institute, Share of wage workers aged 15 to 29 years old in South Korea in 2021, by industry Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229341/south-korea-youth-workers-by-industry/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Share of wage workers aged 15 to 29 years old in South Korea in 2021, by industry [Graph], Korea Labor Institute, December 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229341/south-korea-youth-workers-by-industry/