11: Labor
<Links to the latest information>
Trends in employment and unemployment
Go to “Labour Force Survey”, Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Wage structure and trend of wage, employment and working hours
Go to “Labor Statistics”, Statistics and Information Department, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
Main Labor Economic Indicators
Go to “Main Labor Economic Indicators”, Japan Institute for Labor Policy and Training
Workforce participation and working hours by country
Go to “Statistics by Topic”, LABORSTA Internet, International Labor Organization
Unemployment in industrial countries
Go to “OECD Labour Force Statistics”, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Trends in number of freeters
Go to “White Paper on the Labor Economy Total Contents”, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
Mandatory retirement age
Go to “Shuro Joken Sogo Chosa”, Database system, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (Japanese)
Workforce participation by country
Go to “Economically Active Population Estimates and Projections”, LABORSTA Internet, International Labour Organization
Trends in foreign workers
Go To “Nyukan Hakusho”, Immigration Bureau of Japan
(Website in Japanese, but data in both Japanese and English)
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training
