Work & Labour in Japan 374 indicators covering work & labour for Japan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Female unemployment rate 2.3% 2025 down 25.7% 164th Share of male vs. female employment in industry 31.4% 2025 down 3.9% 45th Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 3.2% 2025 down 21.6% 153rd Share of male vs. female employment in services 65.3% 2025 up 3.5% 40th Employment rate, men vs. women 69.6% 2025 up 2.9% 62nd Employment rate 61.9% 2025 up 7.7% 58th Youth unemployment rate 3.9% 2025 down 28.8% 168th Population by labor force status 13.83 million people 2025 down 15.4% 29th CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 19 2009 down 6.4% 123rd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 3,803 Persons 2022 up 0.5% 8th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 5,089 Persons 2022 up 25.0% 6th Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 0.4% 2020 down 3.5% 135th Female labor force by age 4.00 million people 2024 up 46.4% 5th Labor force participation rate by age 50.8% 2024 up 18.3% 49th Female labor force participation rate by age 52.0% 2024 up 19.2% 37th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 3.9% 2024 down 37.6% 170th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.001 units per square kilometre 2023 down 25.3% 141st Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.005 units per square kilometre 2023 down 40.6% 39th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 5.72 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.9% 27th Employment by status 90.8% 2024 up 2.2% 17th Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 90.8% 2024 up 2.2% 17th Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.477 units per square kilometre 2023 up 31.3% 49th Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.477 units per square kilometre 2023 up 31.3% 48th Employment 68,280 2025 up 8.0% 10th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, annual growth 1.44 % change on previous year 2025 up 206.6% 34th Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year 2025 up 206.6% 34th Female labor force participation rates slopes, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year 2025 up 206.6% 34th Cases of fatal occupational injury 755 2023 down 26.7% 15th Annual growth of GDP per employed person 1.1% 2025 down 13.4% 122nd Unemployment with intermediate education 3.2% 2020 down 45.7% 110th Unemployment with advanced education 2.5% 2020 down 38.1% 104th Unemployment with intermediate education, female 2.6% 2020 down 48.2% 114th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 1.11 2024 up 1.8% 120th Level of national compliance with labor rights 1.11 score 2024 up 1.8% 121st Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 3.1% 2019 down 29.1% 124th Unemployment with intermediate education, male 3.6% 2020 down 44.4% 97th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 3.8% 2019 down 39.2% 122nd Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 2.7% 2019 down 0.4% 123rd Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) 44.6% 2020 up 5.6% 107th Labor force with intermediate education, male 68.1% 2020 down 0.4% 92nd Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) 55.5% 2020 up 2.3% 109th Unemployment with advanced education, male 2.5% 2020 down 36.9% 97th Labor force with advanced education, male 85.1% 2020 down 1.9% 42nd Labor force with advanced education 78.6% 2020 up 2.3% 59th Labor force with advanced education, female 71.9% 2020 up 8.1% 82nd Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 55.1% 2025 up 15.0% 62nd Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 69.8% 2025 up 3.0% 68th Unemployment with advanced education, female 2.4% 2020 down 39.3% 106th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 62.2% 2025 up 8.2% 63rd Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 134,616 2023 up 12.7% 16th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 49.6% 2025 up 22.2% 28th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 48.3% 2025 up 20.1% 46th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 50.9% 2025 up 24.4% 18th Patents - international collaboration in technology development 30,346 Co-inventions 2023 down 25.4% 4th Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 53.7% 2025 up 2.5% 52nd Annual working hours per worker 1,654 hours per worker 2023 down 6.2% 97th Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 1,654 hours per worker 2023 down 6.2% 97th Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 15.1% 2025 down 7.1% 35th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 2.5% 2025 down 26.3% 156th Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 1,654 hours per worker 2023 down 6.2% 97th ← Previous Page 4 of 7 Next →