Unemployment rate in South Korea 2023, by province
As of December 2023, the unemployment rate in Ulsan, South Korea stood at 3.5 percent, the highest across all provinces in the country. This was followed by Busan and Gwangju at 3.2 and 3.1 percent each. On the other end of the spectrum, Sejong and Jeju recorded the lowest unemployment rate at 1.5 percent and 1.4 percent respectively. Six provinces were above the national average of 2.6 percent.