Statistics Korea announced that S Korea's economically active population in Mar was 29.679 million, up 0.172 million or 0.6% YoY. The labor force participation rate was 64.6%, flat YoY.In the same month, the number of employed persons in S Korea was 28.795 million, up 0.206 million or 0.7% YoY. The employment-to-population ratio was 62.7%, up 0.2 ppts YoY.Related NewsPPI MoM for Mar in the United States is 0.5%, unchanged from its last period. The forecast was 1.1%.The economically inactive population in S Korea in Mar increased by 0.069 million or 0.4% YoY to 16.271 million. Among them, 2.548 million were classified as "temporarily not working for no specific reason," up 0.031 million YoY.The number of unemployed persons in S Korea in Mar was 0.884 million, down 0.035 million or 3.8% YoY. The unemployment rate was 3%, compared with the previous reading (Feb) of 3.4%.The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed persons in S Korea in Mar was 0.799 million, down 0.078 million or approximately 8.9% MoM. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in S Korea in Mar fell to 2.7%, compared with the previous reading (Feb) of 2.9%. (da/w)Related NewsCore PPI YoY for Mar in United States is 3.8%, unchanged from its last period. The forecast was 4.1%.
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