Korea, Rep. Labor Content of Exports Summary

2004 Data
           
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View for Korea, Rep. in 2004 the domestic labor value added or total wages supported by final output or exports when considering forward linkages* or backward linkages**, including wages directly paid to workers in the export sector as well as indirectly to workers providing inputs to the export sector, by skilled and unskilled workers, economy-wide and across 24 sectors.
* the sector's value added embedded as inputs in other sectors' exports
** the value added embedded in the sector's exports from all other sectors

Country
Korea, Rep.
Year
2004

Top 5 sector exporting labor value added - bwd linkage

SectorDescriptionTotalSkilledUnskilled
Machinery and Equipment nec37,251.2910,756.8226,494.47
Transport Equipment15,517.623,989.2211,528.40
Trade and Transport Services12,689.202,945.169,744.03
Chemical, Rubber, Plastic Products7,398.712,101.245,297.46
Other Private Services4,258.611,411.522,847.09

Top 5 sectors supplying labor value added to exports - fwd linkage

SectorDescriptionTotalSkilledUnskilled
Machinery and Equipment nec21,348.325,742.5915,605.73
Trade and Transport Services16,352.743,368.6312,984.11
Other Private Services14,123.384,971.419,151.97
Transport Equipment8,842.452,042.626,799.83
PubAdmin/Defence/Health/Educat8,245.073,899.934,345.15

Top 5 labor value added share in gross exports (%)

SectorDescriptionTotalSkilledUnskilled
PubAdmin/Defence/Health/Educat63.3928.3535.04
Construction47.179.8237.35
Other Private Services42.2914.0228.28
Wearing Apparel40.108.3431.76
Manufactures nec38.858.5730.28

Direct and total labor value added of exports

yearDirect labor value added of exports (US$ Mil)Total labor value added of exports (US$ Mil)
199526,519.3243,268.45
199733,203.5853,402.74
200134,275.2757,278.37
200454,818.4893,702.40
200776,235.37126,789.12
201194,913.87155,684.79

Total labor value added in domestic output and exports

yearTotal labor value added (US$ Mil)Total labor value added of exports (US$ Mil)
1995190,636.9543,268.45
1997210,556.1453,402.74
2001186,677.0757,278.37
2004313,037.7393,702.40
2007458,478.92126,789.12
2011479,358.64155,684.79

Skilled and unskilled total labor value added of exports

yearTotal skilled labor value added (US$ Mil)Total unskilled labor value added (US$ Mil)
199511,198.3132,070.14
199714,269.4839,133.26
200115,300.8141,977.55
200425,372.7968,329.61
200734,345.7392,443.39
201141,786.09113,898.70

Direct and indirect labor value added of exports

SectorDescriptionDirect labor VA in exportIndirect Labor VA in Export
Machinery and Equipment nec20,083.3017,167.99
Transport Equipment8,329.407,188.22
Trade and Transport Services9,060.803,628.40
Chemical, Rubber, Plastic Products4,259.903,138.81
Other Private Services3,434.70823.91
Textiles2,150.531,651.40
Ferrous Metals1,149.661,086.30
PubAdmin/Defence/Health/Educat1,575.02256.79
Metal Products868.59655.20
Construction675.93421.74
Paper Products, Publishing643.19402.25
Manufactures nec492.15428.50
Wearing Apparel502.02408.42
Metals nec466.74384.21
Processed Foods170.44404.31
Leather Products285.46199.81
Mineral Products nec240.80233.32
Energy Extraction119.59197.93
Agr, Forestry, Fisheries156.5862.05
Beverages and Tobacco Products64.5485.29
Wood Products67.7545.87
Minerals nec19.3211.93
Electricity, Gas, Water2.081.28

Skilled and unskilled total labor value added in exports

SectorDescriptionTotal VA skilledTotal VA Unskilled
Machinery and Equipment nec10,756.8226,494.47
Transport Equipment3,989.2211,528.40
Trade and Transport Services2,945.169,744.03
Chemical, Rubber, Plastic Products2,101.245,297.46
Other Private Services1,411.522,847.09
Textiles808.712,993.21
Ferrous Metals550.031,685.92
PubAdmin/Defence/Health/Educat819.231,012.57
Metal Products371.011,152.78
Construction228.51869.15
Paper Products, Publishing306.69738.75
Manufactures nec203.06717.59
Wearing Apparel189.41721.02
Metals nec217.51633.44
Processed Foods105.67469.09
Leather Products90.83394.43
Mineral Products nec111.49362.63
Energy Extraction81.81235.71
Agr, Forestry, Fisheries18.14200.50
Beverages and Tobacco Products35.88113.95
Wood Products23.9489.67
Minerals nec6.1525.11
Electricity, Gas, Water0.732.63

Total labor value added share of gross exports

SectorDescriptionTotal labor VA in export share
PubAdmin/Defence/Health/Educat63.39
Construction47.17
Other Private Services42.29
Wearing Apparel40.10
Manufactures nec38.85
Paper Products, Publishing38.48
Trade and Transport Services36.58
Metal Products36.29
Transport Equipment35.79
Minerals nec32.31
Agr, Forestry, Fisheries32.25
Mineral Products nec32.15
Beverages and Tobacco Products31.05
Leather Products30.15
Processed Foods29.70
Textiles29.12
Wood Products27.97
Machinery and Equipment nec27.69
Chemical, Rubber, Plastic Products23.97
Ferrous Metals23.04
Electricity, Gas, Water19.97
Metals nec15.32
Energy Extraction3.49