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

The latest reading SOTW holds for South Korea is 37.360 hours per week for 2026-Q3, from ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization).

Reviewed series · Labor · Quarterly · hours per week · ILO.HOURS.ACTUAL.Q · KOR

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Latest
37.360
hours per week · 2026-Q3
Previous
38.720
hours per week · 2026-Q2
Earliest held
44.170
hours per week · 2015-Q1
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South Korea · history

hours per week · Quarterly

Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization). Viewer read 2026-11-12T03:25:56.725Z (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 (quarterly, ILOSTAT): South Korea: 47 readings, newest first. Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization).
PeriodValue (hours per week)Status
2026-Q337.360
2026-Q238.720
2026-Q138.520
2025-Q438.720
2025-Q337.580
2025-Q238.930
2025-Q138.740
2024-Q438.930
2024-Q337.300
2024-Q237.930
2024-Q137.360
2023-Q439.370
2023-Q338.120
2023-Q239.700
2023-Q139.170
2022-Q438.030
2022-Q337.130
2022-Q239.810
2022-Q139.360
2021-Q438.830
2021-Q338.830
2021-Q239.760
2021-Q139.540
2020-Q439.870
2020-Q339.740
2020-Q239.400
2020-Q140.590
2019-Q440.910
2019-Q340.160
2019-Q241.420
2019-Q141.480
2018-Q441.910
2018-Q340.900
2018-Q241.830
2018-Q142.740
2017-Q443.030
2017-Q342.270
2017-Q243.600
2017-Q143.350
2016-Q443.620
2016-Q342.640
2016-Q243.210
2016-Q143.810
2015-Q443.930
2015-Q343.310
2015-Q244.370
2015-Q144.170Series break (B)

Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization). All 47 readings held, 2015-Q1 to 2026-Q3. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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