Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person, both sexes (monthly, ILOSTAT): South Korea

The latest reading SOTW holds for South Korea is 38.580 hours per week for 2026-09, from ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization).

Reviewed series · Labor · Monthly · hours per week · ILO.HOURS.ACTUAL.M · KOR

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Latest
38.580
hours per week · 2026-09
Previous
38.070
hours per week · 2026-08
Oldest shown
43.800
hours per week · 2016-10
Readings shown
120
Newest readings; the full history is in the API

South Korea · history

hours per week · Monthly

Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization). Viewer read 2026-11-12T03:25:45.500Z (UTC); publisher acquisition and release times are not supplied here. Original units; no interpolation, rebasing or conversion. Missing periods and stored U/B flags interrupt the line. Daily gaps can include non-business days.

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Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person, both sexes (monthly, ILOSTAT): South Korea: 120 readings, newest first. Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization).
PeriodValue (hours per week)
2026-0938.580
2026-0838.070
2026-0735.440
2026-0638.750
2026-0538.750
2026-0438.670
2026-0338.540
2026-0238.300
2026-0138.710
2025-1238.800
2025-1138.670
2025-1038.690
2025-0938.590
2025-0835.560
2025-0738.550
2025-0638.940
2025-0538.980
2025-0438.880
2025-0338.730
2025-0238.620
2025-0138.870
2024-1238.940
2024-1138.870
2024-1038.970
2024-0938.550
2024-0834.630
2024-0738.690
2024-0639.030
2024-0535.520
2024-0439.250
2024-0338.860
2024-0234.040
2024-0139.170
2023-1239.190
2023-1139.320
2023-1039.580
2023-0939.290
2023-0835.910
2023-0739.150
2023-0639.770
2023-0539.800
2023-0439.530
2023-0339.460
2023-0239.130
2023-0138.910
2022-1239.100
2022-1139.110
2022-1035.900
2022-0934.780
2022-0836.810
2022-0739.800
2022-0639.870
2022-0539.940
2022-0439.610
2022-0339.280
2022-0239.270
2022-0139.540
2021-1239.480
2021-1139.470
2021-1037.540
2021-0939.320
2021-0837.500
2021-0739.650
2021-0639.810
2021-0539.710
2021-0439.760
2021-0339.590
2021-0239.400
2021-0139.640
2020-1239.630
2020-1139.770
2020-1040.210
2020-0940.070
2020-0839.130
2020-0740.020
2020-0640.120
2020-0540.040
2020-0437.980
2020-0340.400
2020-0240.500
2020-0140.880
2019-1240.750
2019-1140.840
2019-1041.130
2019-0940.850
2019-0838.460
2019-0741.170
2019-0641.450
2019-0541.440
2019-0441.370
2019-0341.330
2019-0241.400
2019-0141.720
2018-1241.670
2018-1141.910
2018-1042.150
2018-0941.900
2018-0838.960
2018-0741.790
2018-0640.000
2018-0542.720
2018-0442.780
2018-0342.560
2018-0242.900
2018-0142.760
2017-1242.680
2017-1142.970
2017-1043.430
2017-0943.070
2017-0840.290
2017-0743.420
2017-0643.700
2017-0543.660
2017-0443.440
2017-0343.340
2017-0243.320
2017-0143.400
2016-1243.420
2016-1143.650
2016-1043.800

Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization). Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-10 to 2026-09. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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