Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are for-profit businesses whose total assets do not exceed 500 billion South Korean won and which meet the criterion of independence (not a subsidiary of a large enterprise). Depending on the type of business, companies with average three-year sales of 40 billion South Korean won or less to 150 billion South Korean won or less are defined as SMEs.
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Distribution of service sector SME employees South Korea 2023, by occupation
In 2023, regular service workers accounted for about **** percent of all employees working in service sector small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South Korea. Clerical workers followed with about **** percent.
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KOSIS. (February 21, 2025). Distribution of employees working in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the service sector in South Korea in 2023, by type of occupation [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1334169/south-korea-service-sector-sme-employees-by-occupation/
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KOSIS. "Distribution of Employees Working in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Smes) in The Service Sector in South Korea in 2023, by Type of Occupation." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 21 Feb 2025, /statistics/1334169/south-korea-service-sector-sme-employees-by-occupation/
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