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467,000 (2.4%) workers

Korean businesses were short of 467,000 workers on 1 April 2026, a shortage rate of 2.4%, according to the government indicator.

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467,000 (2.4%) workers
Scope
Republic of Korea · 1 April 2026
Type of figure
official statistic
Source
Primary Government statistics
Publisher
e-나라지표 (index.go.kr)
Title
인력부족 현황 (labour shortage indicator)
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Date note
Indicator page, reference date 1 April 2026
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“…’26.4.1.기준 부족인원은 467천명으로 전년동기와 유사, 인력부족률은 2.4%…”

Source passage: e-나라지표 (index.go.kr)

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  • Manufacturing accounted for about 96,000.

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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/

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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/.

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“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,
  author       = {{Whirrwork}},
  title        = {{Korean businesses were short of 467,000 workers on 1 April 2026, a shortage rate of 2.4\%, according to the government indicator}},
  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},
  year         = {2026},
  month        = oct,
  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/korea-labour-shortage-2026/},
  urldate      = {2026-10-25},
  note         = {Original source: e-나라지표 (index.go.kr), 인력부족 현황 (labour shortage indicator). Licensed CC BY 4.0}
}

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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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