# South Korea Unemployment Rate – Sep 9, 2026: 2

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/south-korea/unemployment/announcements/krw_unemployment_2026-09-08
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 2 |
| Previous | 2.6 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2026-08-31 |
| Release time (local) | Planned 2026-09-09 08:00 Asia/Seoul |
| Release time (UTC) | Planned 2026-09-08 23:00 UTC |
| Release ID | krw_unemployment_2026-09-08 |

South Korea Unemployment Rate came in at 2 on Sep 9, 2026, compared with 2.6 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Korea context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-09 | 2 | 2.6 | -- |
| 2026-08-12 | 2.6 | 2.8 | -- |
| 2026-07-15 | 2.8 | 2.9 | -- |
| 2026-06-11 | 2.9 | 2.9 | -- |
| 2026-05-13 | 2.9 | 3 | -- |
| 2026-04-15 | 3 | 3.4 | -- |
| 2026-03-18 | 3.4 | 4.1 | -- |
| 2026-02-11 | 4.1 | 4.1 | -- |
| 2026-01-14 | 4.1 | 2.2 | -- |
| 2025-11-30 | 2.2 | 2.2 | -- |
| 2025-10-31 | 2.2 | 2.1 | -- |
| 2025-10-13 | 2.1 | 2 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/krw/unemployment
X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY
```

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/south-korea/unemployment/announcements/krw_unemployment_2026-08-11
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/south-korea/unemployment
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt