South Korea - Manufacturing Employment

Since 2015, South Korea Manufacturing Employment fell by 1% year on year. With 4,375.89 Thousand Persons in 2020, the country was number 6 comparing other countries in Manufacturing Employment. South Korea is overtaken by Turkey, which was ranked number 5 with 5,152.78 Thousand Persons and is followed by Italy with 4,321.4 Thousand Persons. United States lead the ranking with 14,549.83 Thousand Persons in 2020, a fall of 7.6% compared to 2019. Japan, Mexico and Germany respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Slovenia witnessed the best average annual growth at +4% per year, while Luxembourg was the worst growing country at -3.9% per year.

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Date Thousand Units (Persons)
2020 4,375.89
2019 4,429.13
2018 4,509.91
2017 4,566.18
2016 4,583.64
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How does South Korea rank in Manufacturing Employment?

# 38 Countries Thousand Units (Persons) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
14,549.83 2020 -7.6 % -1.1 % View data
2 #2
Japan
10,631.67 2019 +0.3 % +0.4 % View data
5 #5
Turkey
5,152.77 2019 -1.4 % +0.9 % View data
6 #6
South Korea
4,375.89 2020 -1.2 % -1.0 % View data
7 #7
Italy
4,321.40 2019 +1.2 % +0.9 % View data
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