{
  "id": "406401",
  "title": "Unemployment Rate",
  "country": "KR",
  "indicator": "Unemployment Rate",
  "ticker": "ECONOMICS:KRUR",
  "category": "lbr",
  "period": "Feb",
  "reference_date": "2026-02-28T00:00:00Z",
  "source": "Statistics Korea (KOSTAT)",
  "source_url": "http://kostat.go.kr",
  "actual": 2.9,
  "previous": 3.0,
  "unit": "%",
  "importance": "medium",
  "release_date": "2026-03-18T00:00:00Z",
  "document_status": "retrieved",
  "raw_file": "research_output/raw/406401.html",
  "result_file": "research_output/results/406401_result.md",
  "notes": "Official KOSTAT primary sources temporarily inaccessible due to maintenance. Data verified through Trading Economics aggregator feed (verified redistribution of official KOSTAT releases). Full employment trends data extracted and documented.",
  "verified_indicators": {
    "unemployment_rate_overall": {
      "value": 3.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "period": "Feb 2026"
    },
    "unemployment_rate_seasonally_adjusted": {
      "value": 2.9,
      "unit": "%",
      "period": "Feb 2026"
    },
    "youth_unemployment_15_29": {
      "value": 7.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "period": "Feb 2026"
    },
    "total_employment": {
      "value": 28.413,
      "unit": "millions",
      "period": "Feb 2026"
    },
    "employment_change_yoy": {
      "value": 234000,
      "unit": "persons",
      "change": "5-month high"
    },
    "unemployed_persons": {
      "value": 993000,
      "unit": "persons",
      "yoy_change": "+5.7%"
    },
    "labour_force_participation": {
      "value": 64.0,
      "unit": "%",
      "mom_change": "+0.4pp"
    }
  }
}