7-November-2023
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Health at a Glance provides the latest comparable data and trends on population health and health system performance. This Country Note shows how Korea compares to other OECD countries across indicators in the report.
22-September-2023
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CV and photo of the Korean Ambassador to the OECD.
7-September-2023
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RTM illustrates respondents’ perceived economic risks, levels of satisfaction with current social policies, and preferences for future government action on social protection: Koreans are fairly confident their government supports their financial security, compared to respondents elsewhere in OECD
11-May-2023
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25-April-2023
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The tax wedge for the average single worker in Korea increased by 0.4 percentage points from 23.8% in 2021 to 24.2% in 2022. The OECD average tax wedge in 2022 was 34.6% (2021, 34.6%).
19-September-2022
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Korea’s economic recovery from COVID-19 is well anchored, driven by consumption, employment and export growth and with less direct exposure than some other economies to risks from Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, according to a new OECD report.
15-September-2021
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7-July-2021
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In some countries, employers used job retention programmes to cut hours while allowing workers to keep their pay and jobs; there, it is likely that the full impact of the pandemic is yet to be felt. In other countries, there have been unprecedented increases in unemployment, but many workers will return to their jobs (or to new ones) as economies re-open and activity picks up.
9-May-2021
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The Skills Outlook Country Profile details key indicators to assess the extent to which Korea is able to provide strong foundations for lifelong learning; promote effective transitions into further education, training and the labour market and engage adults in learning. It also evaluates the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on adult learning and the labour market.
7-July-2020
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Korea was among the first countries hit by COVID-19 but the spread of the virus was contained without strict confinement measures thanks to early testing and tracing. About 476 thousand jobs were lost in April compared to a year earlier and 1.5 million employees took temporary leave, resulting in a decrease of 11.1% of total worked hours.