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  "slug": "korea-labour-shortage-2026",
  "url": "https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/korea-labour-shortage-2026/",
  "topic": "labour",
  "claim": "Korean businesses were short of 467,000 workers on 1 April 2026, a shortage rate of 2.4%, according to the government indicator.",
  "figure": {
    "value": 467000,
    "display": "467,000 (2.4%)",
    "unit": "workers"
  },
  "scope": {
    "geography": "Republic of Korea",
    "period": "1 April 2026"
  },
  "measure": "official statistic",
  "confidence": "high",
  "source_type": "primary",
  "source": {
    "type": "primary",
    "kind": "Government statistics",
    "name": "e-나라지표 (Statistics Korea / Ministry of Employment and Labor)",
    "title": "인력부족 현황 (labour shortage indicator)",
    "publisher": "e-나라지표 (index.go.kr)",
    "published": null,
    "date_note": "Indicator page, reference date 1 April 2026",
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    "archived_at": "20250121113757",
    "primary_note": null
  },
  "accessed": "2026-10-25",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-25",
  "stale": false,
  "quote": {
    "text": "’26.4.1.기준 부족인원은 467천명으로 전년동기와 유사, 인력부족률은 2.4%",
    "lang": "ko"
  },
  "quote_note": null,
  "caveats": [
    "Manufacturing accounted for about 96,000."
  ],
  "verification": "Figure found in the source text on the access date (automated match, then editorial review).",
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    "checked_at": "2026-10-25T16:31:53.880Z"
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  "release": null,
  "report_url": null,
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "attribution": "Whirrwork (https://whirrwork.com), CC BY 4.0",
  "citations": {
    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). Korean businesses were short of 467,000 workers on 1 April 2026, a shortage rate of 2.4%, according to the government indicator [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/korea-labour-shortage-2026/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “Korean businesses were short of 467,000 workers on 1 April 2026, a shortage rate of 2.4%, according to the government indicator.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/korea-labour-shortage-2026/.",
    "mla": "“Korean businesses were short of 467,000 workers on 1 April 2026, a shortage rate of 2.4%, according to the government indicator.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/korea-labour-shortage-2026/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.",
    "bibtex": "@misc{whirrwork_korea_labour_shortage_2026,\n  author       = {{Whirrwork}},\n  title        = {{Korean businesses were short of 467,000 workers on 1 April 2026, a shortage rate of 2.4\\%, according to the government indicator}},\n  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},\n  year         = {2026},\n  month        = oct,\n  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/korea-labour-shortage-2026/},\n  urldate      = {2026-10-25},\n  note         = {Original source: e-나라지표 (index.go.kr), 인력부족 현황 (labour shortage indicator). Licensed CC BY 4.0}\n}",
    "source_apa": "e-나라지표 (index.go.kr). (n.d.). 인력부족 현황 (labour shortage indicator). Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://www.index.go.kr/unity/potal/main/EachDtlPageDetail.do?idx_cd=1487"
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