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Industrial Policy for the Sustainable Development Goals - Increasing the Private Sector’s Contribution

OECD Employment Outlook 2021: How does your country compare?

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.

OECD Skills Outlook 2021: How does Korea Compare?

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.

Korea: Keep supporting people and the economy until recovery fully under way

Korea has limited the damage to its economy from the Covid-19 crisis with swift and effective measures to contain the virus and protect households and businesses. Support for workers and the export-dependent economy should continue, given falling employment and the risk of prolonged disruption to trade and global value chains, according to a new OECD report.

Over the Rainbow? The Road to LGBTI Inclusion - How does Korea compare?

This note provides a comprehensive overview of the extent to which laws in Korea and OECD countries ensure equal treatment of LGBTI people, and of the complementary policies that could help foster LGBTI inclusion.

How's life in Korea?

This note presents selected findings based on the set of well-being indicators published in How's Life? 2020.

Investing in Youth: Korea

Rejuvenating Korea: Policies for a Changing Society

Society at a Glance 2019 - How does Korea compare?

This country highlight puts the spotlight on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people: their numbers, their economic situation and well-being and policies to improve LGBT inclusivity. It also includes a special chapter on people’s perceptions of social and economic risks and presents a selection of social indicators.

Korea should adapt its migration programmes to ensure continued success in the face of expected challenges

Korea should adjust the categories and rules of its different labour migration programmes to better match labour migration to short-term and structural labour needs, according to a new OECD report.