Work & Labour in Japan 374 indicators covering work & labour for Japan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 84.3% 2025 up 2.6% 61st Employment in industry (% of total employment) 23.2% 2025 down 6.7% 54th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 31.4% 2025 down 3.9% 45th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 13.4% 2025 down 7.5% 61st Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 1.7% 2025 down 33.3% 110th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.6% 2025 down 28.8% 129th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 3.0% 2025 down 37.4% 103rd Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 90.9% 2025 up 2.0% 17th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 89.7% 2025 up 1.9% 15th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 92.5% 2025 up 2.0% 19th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 9.1% 2025 down 16.7% 171st Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 10.3% 2025 down 14.1% 173rd Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 7.5% 2025 down 19.3% 169th Employers, total (% of total employment) 1.6% 2025 down 23.5% 152nd Employers, male (% of male employment) 2.3% 2025 down 20.9% 144th Employers, female (% of female employment) 0.6% 2025 down 23.3% 166th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 9.3% 18th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 9.3% 18th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 7.5% 2025 down 15.1% 165th GDP per person employed 87,888 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 1.2% 44th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 8.4% 144th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 8.4% 144th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.0194 % change on previous year 2025 down 106.8% 146th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate -0.0194 % change on previous year 2025 down 106.8% 146th GDP per employed person 87,888 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 1.2% 44th Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 0.839 2027 up 59.8% 152nd SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 0.839 2027 up 59.8% 152nd Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.1118 units per square kilometre 2023 down 9.9% 21st Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.1896 units per square kilometre 2023 up 5.1% 18th CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 111.92 2025 up 13.9% 119th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 3.0% 2023 down 16.4% 147th CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 3.17 2025 up 296.2% 94th Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 56.4 2025 up 14.0% 90th Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 56.4 2025 up 14.0% 90th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 56.4 2025 up 14.0% 90th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.1847 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.7% 17th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.1847 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.7% 17th Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -3.09 % change on previous year 2023 up 27.4% 153rd Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 63.8 2025 up 7.2% 91st Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 2.5% 2025 down 26.1% 161st Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.7% 2025 down 25.1% 143rd Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 2.3% 2025 down 25.6% 162nd SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 54.53 2026 up 3.1% 42nd Labour income share as a percent of GDP 54.53 2026 up 3.1% 42nd LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 5.1 2027 down 25.1% 160th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 5.1 2027 down 25.1% 160th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 2.10 million 2027 down 2.2% 13th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 29.33 2027 up 3.3% 38th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 31.1 2027 down 5.4% 168th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.8 2027 down 31.7% 125th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 1,889 2027 down 29.4% 17th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 52,435 2027 down 2.2% 13th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 3.09 2027 down 7.0% 188th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 363.56 2027 down 8.9% 83rd Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.7% 2025 up 2.0% 87th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.4% 2025 up 14.0% 90th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.8% 2025 up 7.2% 88th Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 56.4% 2025 up 14.0% 90th Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 56.4% 2025 up 14.0% 90th ← Previous Page 2 of 7 Next →