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South Korea Employment Level 2026-01-14 08:00 Asia/Seoul: data, chart, and analysis

South Korea Employment Level came in at 28,209,000 on Jan 13, 2026, compared with 29,046,000 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Korea context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
28,209,000
Previous
29,046,000
Forecast
--
Reference period
2025-12-31

Last updated:

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South Korea Employment Level release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

South Korea Employment Level chart through 2025-12-31
KRW Employment Level readings through 2025-12-31. Latest: 28,209,000.

Employment Level release read

South Korea Employment Level came in at 28,209,000 on Jan 13, 2026, compared with 29,046,000 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Korea context, and API access for this series.

The parent Employment Level page shows the full time series for South Korea. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For KRW event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID krw_employment_2026-01-13
API announcement ID krw_employment_2025-12-31
Release time
2026-01-13 23:00 UTC
Reference period date 2025-12-31
Actual value 28,209,000
Previous value 29,046,000
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1768345200

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full South Korea Employment Level history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

More South Korea Employment Level releases

Move through adjacent announcement records for the same series.

Newer release

2026-02-11 08:00 Asia/Seoul · 27,986,000

Older release

2025-11-30 · 29,046,000

Related South Korea indicators

Continue from this release into adjacent macro series for the same country.

Labor Force Participation Rate

Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.

Unemployment Rate

Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for South Korea Employment Level.

What did South Korea Employment Level come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

South Korea Employment Level was 28,209,000 Persons in 2025. The previous reading was 29,046,000 Persons.

When was this South Korea Employment Level release published?

This release was published on Jan 13, 2026 at 08:00 Asia/Seoul.

When is the next South Korea Employment Level release?

The next South Korea Employment Level release is scheduled for Oct 16, 2026 at 08:00 Asia/Seoul.

What is the official source for South Korea Employment Level?

The official Employment Level series is published by the national statistics agency or central bank for South Korea. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1768345200,
  "announcement_id": "krw_employment_2025-12-31",
  "announcement_source_url": "https://mods.go.kr/newsPln.es?mid=a10305000000\u0026bid=",
  "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
  "date": "2025-12-31",
  "observed_at_ns": 1791344874365954800,
  "official_planned_release_datetime": 1768345200,
  "previous_value": 29046000.0,
  "publication_time_basis": "official_schedule",
  "publication_time_precision": "minute",
  "publication_time_status": "unverified",
  "release_date_confirmed": true,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "announcement_source_url": "https://mods.go.kr/newsPln.es?mid=a10305000000\u0026bid=",
      "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1768345200,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1791344874365954800,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1768345200,
      "publication_time_precision": "minute",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "source_url": "https://ecos.bok.or.kr/",
      "val": 28209000.0,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "source": "Statistics Korea",
  "source_series_id": "BOK:ECOS:901Y027:M:I61BA:I28A",
  "source_url": "https://ecos.bok.or.kr/",
  "val": 28209000.0,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}