Employees in the shipbuilding industry South Korea 2015-2022
In 2022, the shipbuilding industry in South Korea employed around 127.76 thousand people, down from around 137 thousand in the year before. The number of employees in the domestic shipbuilding industry has steadily declined in recent years. Nevertheless, the industry remains one of South Korea's major economic sectors, with the country competing with China to become the global leader in ship manufacturing.