A driving unit and a linear compressor including the same are provided. The driving unit includes an inner stator, a bobbin surrounding the inner stator in a circumferential direction, a coil wound on the bobbin, a plurality of stator cores surrounding the bobbin and spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction, and a plurality of permanent magnets disposed between the inner stator and the plurality of stator cores. A cross section of the bobbin may include a pair of straight portions facing each other and a curved portion connecting the pair of straight portions.