# South Korea Korea: Economically Active Pop. / Seasonal Adjustment (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Economically Active Pop. / Seasonal Adjustment (BOK ECOS) was up 0.2% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.2% in September 2026.
The level stood at 29,672 Thousand Persons.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.5% (Jan 2021) to 2.9% (Jan 2022), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.LF.M.NSA.ITEM-I61B-I28B`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Thousand Persons
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-economically-active-pop-seasonal-adjustment-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 29,672 Thousand Persons | 0.2 |
| September 2026 | 29,751 Thousand Persons | 0.2 |
| August 2026 | 29,758 Thousand Persons | 0.6 |
| July 2026 | 29,708 Thousand Persons | 0.6 |
| June 2026 | 29,616 Thousand Persons | 0.3 |
| May 2026 | 29,576 Thousand Persons | −0.02 |
| April 2026 | 29,653 Thousand Persons | 0.2 |
| March 2026 | 29,754 Thousand Persons | 0.6 |
| February 2026 | 29,833 Thousand Persons | 1.0 |
| January 2026 | 29,714 Thousand Persons | 0.7 |
| December 2025 | 29,723 Thousand Persons | 0.9 |
| November 2025 | 29,658 Thousand Persons | 0.8 |
| October 2025 | 29,602 Thousand Persons | 0.6 |
| September 2025 | 29,678 Thousand Persons | 1.1 |
| August 2025 | 29,570 Thousand Persons | 0.7 |
| July 2025 | 29,530 Thousand Persons | 0.6 |
| June 2025 | 29,533 Thousand Persons | 0.5 |
| May 2025 | 29,583 Thousand Persons | 0.7 |
| April 2025 | 29,592 Thousand Persons | 0.5 |
| March 2025 | 29,584 Thousand Persons | 0.7 |
| February 2025 | 29,547 Thousand Persons | 0.5 |
| January 2025 | 29,515 Thousand Persons | 0.5 |
| December 2024 | 29,468 Thousand Persons | 0.3 |
| November 2024 | 29,433 Thousand Persons | 0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.LF.M.NSA.ITEM-I61B-I28B"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.LF.M.NSA.ITEM-I61B-I28B",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```