AI Job Atlas
AI & jobs · Metropolitan City in Republic of Korea

South Jeolla

Metropolitan City KR-46 Largest city: Yeosu
34%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, below the national 35% (−1.3 pts).
MODEL14th of 17 regions344K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
1.8M
as of 2018
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
3.5%
9th largest of 17
People in workMODEL
1M
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
7.3%
national 7.7%
Area
11.5K km²
156 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Rural
34% live in major cities
Largest city
Yeosu
342K (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
2
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
0.14×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
0.5%
3.5% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
45%
national 49%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
45%
national 44%
Augmentation 55%Automation 45%

Sector mix

MODEL

Estimated share of jobs by sector, against the national mix.

South Jeolla Republic of Korea
Manufacturing 16.4%
Retail & wholesale 11.3%
Health & care 10.7%
Business services 9.3%
Hospitality 8.2%
Construction 7.5%
Agriculture 7.2%
Education 7.2%
Other services 6.3%
Transport & logistics 6.1%
Public admin 4.4%
ICT & software 2.7%
Finance 1.9%
Utilities 0.9%
Mining 0.0%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Health & care 50.1K Retail & wholesale 46K Business services 42K Manufacturing 39.9K Education 35.6K Public admin 24.2K Hospitality 22.4K Other services 19.3K

Ranking in Republic of Korea

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 17 regions.

11North Chungcheong 35% 12Gangwon 34% 13South Gyeongsang 34% 14South Jeolla 34% 15North Gyeongsang 34% 16South Chungcheong 30% 17Sejong 30%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Republic of Korea's real ILO sector employment across regions using population (Wikidata) and density: denser, capital-city regions get more finance, ICT and professional jobs, and rural regions more farming. Totals match national figures. AI usage figures are measured, not modelled. Methodology

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