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Investing in Youth: Korea

OECD Skills Strategy 2019: Key findings for Korea

This document describes the key findings for Korea from the OECD Skills Strategy 2019.

Skills Outlook: How does Korea Compare

The Skills Outlook Scoreboard assesses the extent to which Korea is able to make the most of digitalisation. Korea’s performance is measured along 3 main dimensions: Skills for digitalisation, Digital exposure and Skills-related policy effort.

OECD Employment Outlook 2019 - Key findings for Korea (in Korean)

기술 및 인구구조의 변화는 대한민국 노동시장에 상당한 영향을 미치고 있다. 전체 근로자 중 약 43%가 새로운 기술로 인해 자신의 일자리가 완전히 자동화 될 고위험 또는 실질적인 변화를 겪게 될 상당한 위험에 직면해 있다. 더욱이 이러한 변화는 급격한 고령화와 함께 진행되고 있다.

OECD Employment Outlook 2019 - Key findings for Korea

Technological and demographic changes are having a profound impact on the Korea’s labour market. Around 43% of workers face a significant to high risk of their jobs being completely automated or substantially changed due to new technologies. Moreover, these job changes are proceeding with rapid population ageing.

Taxing Wages: Key findings for Korea

The tax wedge for the average single worker in Korea increased by 0.5 percentage points from 22.5 in 2017 to 23.0 in 2018. The OECD average tax wedge in 2018 was 36.1 (2017, 36.2).

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.

Society at a Glance 2019 - How does Korea compare? in Korean

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.

Skills-GSR-Country Note-KOR

Skills-Getting Skills Right-Country Note-Korea

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.