KEIS
KEIS (Korea Employment Information Service, 한국고용정보원) is a Korean government-funded institution under the Ministry of Employment and Labor that operates the national employment information ecosystem — including 통합 고용24 (Work24), WorkNet, the Cyber Career Education Center, and four longitudinal labor-market panel surveys — serving job seekers, workers, employers, and policymakers across all life stages.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2006
- HeadquartersGoesan, South Korea
- Headcount—
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingServices
What KEIS does
KEIS (Korea Employment Information Service, 한국고용정보원) is a Korean government-funded research institution (정부출연연구기관) operating under delegated authority from the Ministry of Employment and Labor to provide national employment information services. Headquartered in Eumseong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, with a national employment informatization development center also located in Eumseong-gun, a regional job support center in Osong (Cheongju-si), and a Seoul Smart Work Center in Yeongdeungpo-gu, KEIS runs a multi-platform employment services ecosystem. Its two principal public-facing portals — 통합 고용24 (Work24), a unified digital channel consolidating job search, recruitment support, employment insurance, and vocational training, and the WorkNet job portal at work.go.kr — are complemented by the Cyber Career Education Center for online vocational training. Beyond citizen-facing services, KEIS operates four major longitudinal panel surveys that constitute one of the most extensive labor-market cohort research infrastructures in Korea: the Youth Panel (YP) since 2001, the Graduate Occupational Mobility Survey (GOMS) since 2006, the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA) since 2006, and the Korean Longitudinal study of Elderly Employment (KLoEE) since 2021. These panels are distributed to researchers and policy analysts through the Employment Survey Analysis System, with downloadable files in SPSS, SAS, Stata, and Excel formats.
KEIS delivers on its statutory mandate through AI and big data — specifically AI-powered personalized job matching, an AI interview strategy tool on WorkNet, predictive analytics supporting a unique 10-year national workforce supply-demand forecast, and data integration via the Employment Labor Data System (ELDS). It publishes over 100 research outputs annually, including the mid-to-long-term workforce supply-demand outlook, and a quarterly Employment Issues periodical; the 2026 Spring edition is themed "The Future of Digital Employment Services." Operational compliance posture includes a 2024 "A" grade from the Personal Information Protection Committee and a 2026 Web Accessibility Certification. All public services are provided free of charge; KEIS has no commercial revenue and is wholly funded by government appropriation.
KEIS firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- KEIS
- Legal name
- 한국고용정보원
- Website
- https://keis.or.kr
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2006
- Operating status
- Operating
- Short description
- KEIS (Korea Employment Information Service, 한국고용정보원) is a Korean government-funded institution under the Ministry of Employment and Labor that operates the national employment information ecosystem — including 통합 고용24 (Work24), WorkNet, the Cyber Career Education Center, and four longitudinal labor-market panel surveys — serving job seekers, workers, employers, and policymakers across all life stages.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
KEIS industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Public Employment Information Services
- NAICS
- Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)
- SIC
- Services-Employment Agencies (7361)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Workforce Data, Labor Market Intelligence (LMI) & Program Evaluation (EDAAAOAN)
Keywords
Where KEIS is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Goesan
- HQ country
- South Korea
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices4 records
Markets served
KEIS business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations
Revenue model
- Government-funded public services: KEIS is a government-funded institution operating under the Ministry of Employment and Labor. It provides free employment information, job matching, career development, and labor market analysis services to the public. Revenue is derived entirely from government budgets and assignments rather than commercial revenue generation.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels8 records
KEIS product offering
Product offeringCore offering
KEIS (Korea Employment Information Service / 한국고용정보원) is a government-funded research institution under South Korea's Ministry of Employment and Labor that operates the national employment information network. It provides free AI-powered job matching, career development support, employment insurance administration, and labor market data analytics through digital platforms (고용24/Work24 and WorkNet) and regional offices, while publishing longitudinal panel surveys and 10-year workforce supply-demand forecasts.
Product overview
KEIS (한국고용정보원, Korea Employment Information Service) is a Korean government-affiliated institution that operates a comprehensive, multi-platform employment information ecosystem rather than a single unified product. At its core are two primary citizen-facing portals: 고용24 (Work24), a unified digital employment services platform consolidating job seeking, recruitment, and employment insurance, and 워크넷 (WorkNet), the national job portal with AI-powered features including an AI interview strategy tool. These are complemented by four major longitudinal survey systems — 고령화고용패널(KLoEE), 고령화연구패널(KLoSA), 청년패널조사(YP), and 대졸자직업이동경로조사(GOMS) — accessible through the 고용조사 분석시스템 survey analysis platform, which also feeds data into the 고용노동데이터 분석시스템(ELDS). Supporting services include the 사이버진로교육센터 for online career education, the 중장기 인력수급전망 for workforce forecasting, and the 지역일자리지원센터 for regional employment support. AI and big data underpin personalized job matching and career development across these platforms.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- 고용24 (Work24): Digital employment services portal providing integrated employment information including job search, employment insurance, and government employment support programs
- 워크넷 (Worknet)
- 사이버진로교육센터 (Cyber Career Education Center)
Products and services
- 고용24 (Work24) Digital Employment Platform A unified digital employment services portal that consolidates job seeking, recruitment support, employment insurance, and various employment information services into a single integrated channel for citizens.
- WorkNet (워크넷) National Job Portal The national job portal providing job search, recruitment information, employment trends, and AI-powered interview strategy guidance to job seekers and employers across Korea.
- Cyber Career Education Center (사이버진로교육센터) An online career education platform offering career exploration, vocational training courses, and digital career path guidance for individuals across all life stages.
- Employment Survey Analysis System (고용조사 분석시스템) A survey analysis system providing access to and analysis tools for multiple employment-related panel datasets including KLoEE, KLoSA, YP, and GOMS, with downloadable data files in SPSS, SAS, Stata, and Excel formats.
- Employment and Labor Data Analysis System (ELDS / 고용노동데이터 분석시스템) A data analysis system for employment and labor statistics, collecting and integrating employment and labor data to support employment services and data-driven administrative decision-making for both government and private sector users.
- Mid-to-Long-term Workforce Supply-Demand Outlook (중장기 인력수급전망) Mid-to-long-term workforce supply-demand outlook reports published annually, providing 10-year forward projections of Korea's labor market human resource structure, covering supply, industry, and occupation-level forecasts with supporting databases.
- Regional Job Support Center - Osong (지역일자리지원센터 오송) A regional job support center located in Osong (Chungcheongbuk-do) providing employment counseling, job placement services, and local employment support programs for job seekers in the region.
- Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA / 고령화연구패널) A biennial longitudinal panel survey examining elderly Koreans' labor supply, retirement patterns, income and consumption behavior, health, and social security benefits to support aging society policy.
- Youth Panel Survey (YP / 청년패널조사) The longest-running Korean youth panel survey, launched in 2001, tracking school life, work experience, career attitudes, vocational training, job search activities, and household backgrounds of nationally representative youth samples annually.
- Graduate Occupational Mobility Survey (GOMS / 대졸자직업이동경로조사) An annual cohort survey of university and junior college graduates examining labor market entry processes, tracking graduates approximately 1.5 years post-graduation through face-to-face and telephone interviews over three survey waves.
- Korean Longitudinal Study of Elderly Employment (KLoEE / 고령화고용패널) A longitudinal panel survey tracking the employment and labor market characteristics of second-generation baby boomers (born 1964–1976), designed to support middle-aged and older worker employment policy development and evaluation.
- Seoul Smart Work Center (서울 스마트워크센터) Smart work center in Seoul providing remote work support and digital employment services to workers and employers in the capital region.
Quantifiable outcome
- Provides employment services to the entire Korean population through a unified digital platform
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use KEIS
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
KEIS technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability4 records
Feature5 records
KEIS partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and moderate.
- 제주아동자립지원전담기관 (Jeju Child Independence Support Organization)minorKEIS signed an MOU with the Jeju Child Independence Support Organization in July 2024 to collaborate on employment support services for youth transitioning to independence.
- 한국가스안전공사·한국소비자원 (Korea Gas Safety Corporation · Korea Consumer Agency)minorThree-way MOU between KEIS, Korea Gas Safety Corporation, and Korea Consumer Agency signed in June 2024 for collaborative employment and consumer safety initiatives.
- 국방전직교육원 (Defense Career Transition Education Center)moderateMOU signed in April 2024 between KEIS and the Defense Career Transition Education Center to support employment and career transition services for military personnel transitioning to civilian employment.
- 한국인터넷진흥원 등 4개기관 (Korea Internet & Security Agency and 3 other institutions)moderateMOU signed in April 2024 between KEIS and KISA plus three other institutions for cooperation on digital employment services, IT security, and data infrastructure.
- 병무청 사회복무연수센터 (Military Manpower Administration Social Service Training Center)minorMOU with the Military Manpower Administration's Social Service Training Center signed in November 2023 to support alternative service personnel in career development and employment preparation.
- 충북자립지원전담기관 (North Chungcheong Provincial Independence Support Organization)minorMOU with North Chungcheong Province's child/youth independence support organization signed in September 2023 to coordinate employment services at the regional level.
- 극동대학교·정보통신산업진흥원 (Far East University · Information & Communication Industry Promotion Agency)minorThree-way MOU signed in September 2023 involving KEIS, Far East University, and the ICT Industry Promotion Agency for joint education and employment programs.
- 충남아동자립지원전담기관 (South Chungcheong Child Independence Support Organization)minorMOU signed in July 2023 with South Chungcheong Province's child independence support organization for collaborative youth employment and career support.
- 음성군·대소전통시장 (Eumseong County · Daeso Traditional Market)minorMOU signed in May 2023 with Eumseong County and the Daeso Traditional Market to support local employment and traditional market revitalization initiatives in the KEIS headquarters region.
- 전북자립지원전담기관·희망디딤돌 전북센터 (Jeonbuk Independence Support Org · Hope Stepping Stone Jeonbuk Center)minorThree-way MOU signed in May 2023 with Jeonbuk Province's independence support organization and the Hope Stepping Stone center for collaborative youth employment support in the region.
Scale indicators1 record
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
KEIS competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- JobKorea (잡코리아): Korea's largest private job-matching platform, directly competing with KEIS's WorkNet/Work24 for employer recruiting and job-seeker engagement in the Korean market. The closest commercial analogue to KEIS's core job-portal function.
- Saramin (사람인): Major Korean online recruitment platform operating a similar job-listing and matching model to WorkNet. Directly comparable in target customer (Korean job seekers and employers) and core offering (job search and recruitment advertising).
- Workforce Singapore (WSG) / MyCareersFuture: Singapore government employment services platform offering job matching, career guidance, and labor market data. Comparable as a digital-first public employment information service in an Asian context.
- Incruit (인크루트): Established Korean job-matching portal offering recruitment, resume services, and career content — directly overlapping with KEIS's WorkNet offerings in the Korean employment services market.
- Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany Federal Employment Agency): Germany's federal government employment agency operating the national job platform and producing official labor market statistics. The closest international structural analogue to KEIS as a public employment information service provider.
- Hello Work (Japan): Japan's public employment service network operated by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Directly comparable as a government-run employment placement and information service targeting an aging society with similar demographic pressures to Korea.
Others
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS): U.S. federal statistical agency producing official labor market data, employment projections, and the Consumer Expenditure Survey. Comparable to KEIS's labor market analysis, forecasting, and panel survey function as a government LMI provider.
Broad incumbents
- Korea Labor Institute (한국노동연구원, KLI): Korean government-funded labor research institute producing labor market analysis, policy research, and employment statistics. Closest domestic peer in KEIS's research and policy advisory function, with overlapping labor data and policy work.
- Statistics Korea (KOSTAT): Korean national statistical office producing official employment statistics including the Economically Active Population Survey. A broader incumbent in Korea's official labor data ecosystem, partially overlapping with KEIS's ELDS data analysis system.
Emerging players
- Wanted (원티드): Tech-focused Korean job platform with strong AI-driven matching and modern UX. Competes with KEIS for tech and professional job seekers, representing the type of agile private competitor that could outpace WorkNet's user experience.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks4 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
KEIS social profiles
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Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
KEIS leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles6 records
KEIS subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries2 records
KEIS funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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KEIS M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about KEIS
What does KEIS do?
KEIS (Korea Employment Information Service / 한국고용정보원) is a government-funded research institution under South Korea's Ministry of Employment and Labor that operates the national employment information network. It provides free AI-powered job matching, career development support, employment insurance administration, and labor market data analytics through digital platforms (고용24/Work24 and WorkNet) and regional offices, while publishing longitudinal panel surveys and 10-year workforce supply-demand forecasts.
Is KEIS a public or private company?
KEIS is a private company. It is classified as state government owned and is currently operating.
When was KEIS founded?
KEIS was founded in 2006.
Where is KEIS based?
KEIS is headquartered in Goesan, South Korea, in the Asia region.
How does KEIS make money?
One revenue line is on record: government-funded public services.
Who are KEIS's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are JobKorea (잡코리아), Saramin (사람인), Workforce Singapore (WSG) / MyCareersFuture, Incruit (인크루트), Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany Federal Employment Agency) and Hello Work (Japan). U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is listed as an others. Broad incumbents are Korea Labor Institute (한국노동연구원, KLI) and Statistics Korea (KOSTAT). Wanted (원티드) is listed as an emerging player.
Does KEIS have an API?
No public API is recorded for KEIS.
What industry is KEIS in?
KEIS's product category is Public Employment Information Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDAAAOAN, Workforce Data, Labor Market Intelligence (LMI) & Program Evaluation. Its NAICS code is 56131 and its SIC code is 7361.