South Korea September Unemployment Rate: Positive Signal for the Korean Won

On September 10, 2025, Statistics Korea released the unemployment rate data for September. The reported figure was 2.6%, with no forecast provided; the previous value was also 2.6%.The unemployment rate represents the proportion of unemployed individuals within the labor force and is used to measure idle labor capacity. It serves as a key indicator of employment conditions in a country or region. This data is considered positive for the Korean won.The importance of this release is moderate. The calculation method is the percentage of unemployed persons in the total labor force. The data is published monthly, with the next release scheduled for November 12, 2025.

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