Statistics Korea released the report on the 'economically active population survey' on June 15, 2022.

 [Economically active population and labor force participation rate]
   ○ The economically active population marked 29.374 million persons in May, which grew 676 thousand persons or 2.4% year-on-year.
   ○ The labor force participation rate stood at 64.9% in May, up 1.2%p year-on-year.

  [Employed persons and employment to population ratio]
   ○ The number of employed persons totaled 28.485 million persons in May, which went up 935 thousand persons or 3.4% year-on-year.
   ○ The employment to population ratio recorded 63.0% in May, up 1.8%p year-on-year.

  [Unemployed persons and unemployment rate]
   ○ The number of unemployed persons totaled 889 thousand people in May, which decreased 259 thousand persons or 22.5%
      year-on-year.
   ○ The unemployment rate marked 3.0% in May, down 1.0%p year-on-year.

  [Economically inactive population]
   ○ The economically inactive population totaled 15.871 million people in May, decreasing 480 thousand persons or 2.9% year-on-year.

  ※ For more information, refer to eapsm2022.pdf