The reading right now

As of January 2024, Working-age population for South Korea stood at 70.2%. That is down 0.54 percentage points from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 71.3%, ranging from a low of 70.2% in January 2024 to a high of 72.5% in January 2019. The current reading sits 2 percentage points below its trailing ten-year mean of 72.2%.

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