Japan Unemployment and Employment (LFS)
Monthly Labour Force Survey: employed persons, employment rate, unemployed persons, unemployment rate, persons not in the labour force and regular and non-regular employees, by sex, original and seasonally adjusted. 59 series.
| Indicator | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | 07-2023 | |
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| Employed persons (Both sexes) | 6,850 | 6,890 | 6,890 | 6,860 | 6,773 | 6,779 | 6,776 | 6,842 | 6,862 | 6,865 | 6,863 | 6,835 | 6,850 | 6,873 | 6,838 | 6,796 | 6,770 | 6,768 | 6,779 | 6,811 | 6,814 | 6,813 | 6,814 | 6,815 | 6,795 | 6,822 | 6,766 | 6,750 | 6,726 | 6,728 | 6,714 | 6,754 | 6,780 | 6,771 | 6,787 | 6,773 | 6,772 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Employed persons (Both sexes) | 6,831 | 6,846 | 6,882 | 6,876 | 6,815 | 6,827 | 6,817 | 6,846 | 6,846 | 6,844 | 6,835 | 6,820 | 6,830 | 6,830 | 6,831 | 6,809 | 6,811 | 6,817 | 6,821 | 6,815 | 6,801 | 6,793 | 6,785 | 6,797 | 6,773 | 6,781 | 6,761 | 6,761 | 6,765 | 6,777 | 6,757 | 6,758 | 6,768 | 6,752 | 6,759 | 6,753 | 6,749 | |
| Employment rate (Both sexes) | 62.6 | 62.8 | 62.9 | 62.6 | 61.8 | 61.9 | 61.9 | 62.4 | 62.5 | 62.6 | 62.5 | 62.3 | 62.4 | 62.6 | 62.3 | 61.9 | 61.7 | 61.7 | 61.7 | 62 | 62 | 61.9 | 62 | 62 | 61.8 | 62 | 61.5 | 61.4 | 61.2 | 61.2 | 61.1 | 61.4 | 61.6 | 61.5 | 61.6 | 61.4 | 61.4 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year) Employed persons (Both sexes) | 0 | 17 | 52 | 64 | 3 | 11 | -3 | 31 | 48 | 52 | 49 | 20 | 55 | 51 | 72 | 46 | 44 | 40 | 65 | 57 | 34 | 42 | 27 | 42 | 23 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 27 | 61 | 25 | 38 | 56 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 17 | |
| Employment rate (15-64) | 80.5 | 80.7 | 80.7 | 80.4 | 79.4 | 79.7 | 79.7 | 80.5 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 80.3 | 80 | 80.4 | 80.6 | 80.1 | 79.7 | 79.1 | 79.3 | 79.7 | 80 | 79.8 | 79.8 | 79.8 | 79.8 | 79.6 | 79.7 | 79 | 79.1 | 78.7 | 78.6 | 78.7 | 79.4 | 79.3 | 79.1 | 79.3 | 79.2 | 79.1 | |
| Employment rate (65 and over) | 26.3 | 26.6 | 26.8 | 26.6 | 26.1 | 25.8 | 25.7 | 25.7 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 26.6 | 26.4 | 25.9 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 25.8 | 26.2 | 25.9 | 25.3 | 25.4 | 25.7 | 25.6 | 25.8 | 25.9 | 25.6 | 26 | 26 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.8 | 25.1 | 24.8 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.2 | 25.2 | |
| Unemployed persons (Both sexes) | 169 | 178 | 185 | 193 | 194 | 180 | 179 | 166 | 171 | 183 | 184 | 182 | 169 | 176 | 183 | 188 | 180 | 165 | 163 | 154 | 164 | 170 | 173 | 175 | 188 | 181 | 193 | 193 | 185 | 177 | 163 | 156 | 169 | 175 | 182 | 186 | 183 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Unemployed persons (Both sexes) | 167 | 175 | 174 | 179 | 186 | 185 | 191 | 185 | 181 | 184 | 181 | 179 | 167 | 173 | 172 | 175 | 173 | 169 | 173 | 171 | 173 | 171 | 170 | 172 | 186 | 177 | 181 | 180 | 179 | 182 | 172 | 173 | 178 | 176 | 178 | 183 | 181 | |
| Unemployment rate (Both sexes) | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment rate (Both sexes) | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year) Unemployed persons (Both sexes) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 7 | -19 | -5 | -10 | -5 | -5 | -12 | 0 | -2 | -5 | -5 | -9 | -11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -8 | 3 | -1 | -2 | 4 | -3 | -5 | 9 | 7 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year) Unemployment rate (Both sexes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted (Changes from previous month) Unemployment rate (Both sexes) | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | |
| Not in labour force (Both sexes) | 3,924 | 3,896 | 3,880 | 3,896 | 3,983 | 3,989 | 3,991 | 3,946 | 3,937 | 3,923 | 3,919 | 3,942 | 3,948 | 3,917 | 3,950 | 3,979 | 4,019 | 4,035 | 4,032 | 4,012 | 4,012 | 4,010 | 4,002 | 3,994 | 4,005 | 3,991 | 4,030 | 4,045 | 4,081 | 4,082 | 4,109 | 4,081 | 4,055 | 4,062 | 4,040 | 4,056 | 4,065 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Not in labour force (Both sexes) | 3,942 | 3,939 | 3,896 | 3,900 | 3,954 | 3,946 | 3,945 | 3,928 | 3,934 | 3,934 | 3,946 | 3,962 | 3,966 | 3,960 | 3,966 | 3,984 | 3,990 | 3,990 | 3,985 | 3,993 | 4,008 | 4,021 | 4,031 | 4,016 | 4,026 | 4,034 | 4,045 | 4,052 | 4,053 | 4,035 | 4,059 | 4,060 | 4,050 | 4,073 | 4,069 | 4,081 | 4,088 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year) Not in labour force (Both sexes) | -24 | -21 | -70 | -83 | -36 | -46 | -41 | -66 | -75 | -87 | -83 | -52 | -57 | -74 | -80 | -66 | -62 | -47 | -77 | -69 | -43 | -52 | -38 | -62 | -60 | -65 | -55 | -34 | -29 | -81 | -52 | -69 | -84 | -33 | -31 | -30 | -20 | |
| Employed persons (Male) | 3,698 | 3,729 | 3,729 | 3,715 | 3,676 | 3,682 | 3,686 | 3,707 | 3,700 | 3,706 | 3,710 | 3,699 | 3,713 | 3,728 | 3,716 | 3,697 | 3,684 | 3,681 | 3,687 | 3,698 | 3,704 | 3,704 | 3,706 | 3,712 | 3,722 | 3,730 | 3,693 | 3,688 | 3,666 | 3,683 | 3,682 | 3,685 | 3,696 | 3,708 | 3,722 | 3,707 | 3,713 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Employed persons (Male) | 3,682 | 3,702 | 3,722 | 3,721 | 3,701 | 3,702 | 3,700 | 3,711 | 3,703 | 3,701 | 3,698 | 3,692 | 3,697 | 3,702 | 3,709 | 3,703 | 3,709 | 3,702 | 3,701 | 3,702 | 3,707 | 3,699 | 3,693 | 3,704 | 3,705 | 3,706 | 3,688 | 3,694 | 3,691 | 3,703 | 3,696 | 3,689 | 3,698 | 3,703 | 3,709 | 3,696 | 3,696 | |
| Employment rate (Male) | 69.9 | 70.3 | 70.4 | 70.1 | 69.4 | 69.5 | 69.6 | 70 | 69.7 | 69.8 | 69.9 | 69.8 | 70 | 70.3 | 70 | 69.7 | 69.5 | 69.4 | 69.5 | 69.7 | 69.7 | 69.7 | 69.7 | 69.9 | 70.1 | 70.2 | 69.5 | 69.4 | 69 | 69.3 | 69.3 | 69.3 | 69.5 | 69.7 | 69.9 | 69.6 | 69.7 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year) Employed persons (Male) | -15 | 1 | 13 | 18 | -8 | 1 | -1 | 9 | -4 | 2 | 4 | -13 | -9 | -2 | 23 | 9 | 18 | -2 | 5 | 13 | 8 | -4 | -16 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -4 | -1 | 6 | 15 | -4 | -6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | -11 | -1 | |
| Unemployed persons (Male) | 100 | 99 | 106 | 112 | 115 | 105 | 105 | 104 | 105 | 109 | 107 | 106 | 97 | 95 | 104 | 109 | 104 | 94 | 93 | 87 | 93 | 103 | 105 | 97 | 105 | 100 | 112 | 113 | 103 | 99 | 92 | 98 | 100 | 98 | 107 | 109 | 105 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Unemployed persons (Male) | 100 | 101 | 101 | 103 | 111 | 108 | 112 | 112 | 109 | 108 | 104 | 105 | 97 | 97 | 99 | 101 | 100 | 97 | 99 | 94 | 96 | 103 | 102 | 96 | 105 | 101 | 107 | 105 | 100 | 102 | 98 | 106 | 103 | 98 | 104 | 109 | 104 | |
| Unemployment rate (Male) | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment rate (Male) | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year) Unemployed persons (Male) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 9 | -8 | -5 | -8 | -4 | 1 | -5 | 1 | -11 | -7 | 5 | -2 | -12 | 0 | -7 | 5 | 2 | -12 | -6 | -5 | 2 | -2 | -10 | -3 | 5 | -2 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year) Unemployment rate (Male) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted (Changes from previous month) Unemployment rate (Male) | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | -0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0 | -0.1 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | |
| Not in labour force (Male) | 1,494 | 1,473 | 1,462 | 1,467 | 1,504 | 1,507 | 1,501 | 1,484 | 1,498 | 1,488 | 1,484 | 1,492 | 1,491 | 1,477 | 1,483 | 1,492 | 1,513 | 1,527 | 1,524 | 1,519 | 1,515 | 1,508 | 1,502 | 1,499 | 1,482 | 1,482 | 1,505 | 1,508 | 1,542 | 1,527 | 1,534 | 1,527 | 1,519 | 1,513 | 1,490 | 1,506 | 1,505 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Not in labour force (Male) | 1,509 | 1,497 | 1,472 | 1,473 | 1,485 | 1,487 | 1,484 | 1,475 | 1,488 | 1,489 | 1,496 | 1,501 | 1,506 | 1,500 | 1,493 | 1,498 | 1,494 | 1,506 | 1,506 | 1,509 | 1,505 | 1,509 | 1,515 | 1,509 | 1,498 | 1,504 | 1,514 | 1,513 | 1,523 | 1,507 | 1,516 | 1,517 | 1,510 | 1,514 | 1,503 | 1,517 | 1,522 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year) Not in labour force (Male) | 3 | -4 | -21 | -25 | -9 | -20 | -23 | -35 | -17 | -20 | -18 | -7 | 9 | -5 | -22 | -16 | -29 | 0 | -10 | -8 | -4 | -5 | 12 | -7 | -23 | -14 | -12 | -8 | 6 | -11 | 0 | -7 | -20 | -1 | -4 | 15 | 10 | |
| Employed persons (Female) | 3,153 | 3,161 | 3,161 | 3,145 | 3,097 | 3,097 | 3,090 | 3,134 | 3,162 | 3,159 | 3,153 | 3,137 | 3,137 | 3,145 | 3,122 | 3,098 | 3,086 | 3,087 | 3,092 | 3,112 | 3,110 | 3,109 | 3,108 | 3,104 | 3,074 | 3,093 | 3,072 | 3,062 | 3,060 | 3,045 | 3,032 | 3,069 | 3,083 | 3,063 | 3,065 | 3,066 | 3,059 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Employed persons (Female) | 3,149 | 3,143 | 3,161 | 3,155 | 3,116 | 3,125 | 3,118 | 3,133 | 3,144 | 3,143 | 3,137 | 3,127 | 3,133 | 3,128 | 3,122 | 3,106 | 3,103 | 3,115 | 3,120 | 3,112 | 3,094 | 3,094 | 3,092 | 3,094 | 3,068 | 3,077 | 3,072 | 3,067 | 3,075 | 3,073 | 3,061 | 3,069 | 3,069 | 3,048 | 3,050 | 3,056 | 3,053 | |
| Employment rate (Female) | 55.7 | 55.8 | 55.8 | 55.6 | 54.7 | 54.7 | 54.6 | 55.4 | 55.8 | 55.7 | 55.6 | 55.4 | 55.3 | 55.5 | 55.1 | 54.6 | 54.4 | 54.4 | 54.5 | 54.8 | 54.7 | 54.7 | 54.7 | 54.7 | 54.1 | 54.4 | 54.1 | 53.9 | 53.8 | 53.6 | 53.4 | 54 | 54.2 | 53.8 | 53.8 | 53.8 | 53.7 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year) Employed persons (Female) | 16 | 16 | 39 | 47 | 11 | 10 | -2 | 22 | 52 | 50 | 45 | 33 | 63 | 52 | 50 | 36 | 26 | 42 | 60 | 43 | 27 | 46 | 43 | 38 | 15 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 22 | 46 | 29 | 44 | 42 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 18 | |
| Unemployed persons (Female) | 69 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 74 | 62 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 77 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 82 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Unemployed persons (Female) | 67 | 76 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 72 | 71 | 76 | 77 | 74 | 71 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 69 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 79 | 80 | 74 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 75 | 75 | 77 | |
| Unemployment rate (Female) | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment rate (Female) | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year) Unemployed persons (Female) | -4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -5 | -6 | 6 | 9 | -1 | -9 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -7 | -7 | 0 | 9 | 3 | -9 | -8 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | -4 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 4 | 9 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year) Unemployment rate (Female) | -0.2 | 0 | -0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0 | 0.3 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted (Changes from previous month) Unemployment rate (Female) | -0.2 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | 0 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | -0.1 | 0.3 | |
| Not in labour force (Female) | 2,431 | 2,423 | 2,418 | 2,430 | 2,480 | 2,482 | 2,490 | 2,462 | 2,438 | 2,435 | 2,435 | 2,450 | 2,457 | 2,440 | 2,467 | 2,487 | 2,506 | 2,508 | 2,508 | 2,493 | 2,497 | 2,502 | 2,501 | 2,495 | 2,523 | 2,509 | 2,525 | 2,537 | 2,539 | 2,555 | 2,575 | 2,554 | 2,536 | 2,549 | 2,550 | 2,550 | 2,560 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Not in labour force (Female) | 2,435 | 2,443 | 2,424 | 2,428 | 2,469 | 2,459 | 2,461 | 2,453 | 2,446 | 2,445 | 2,449 | 2,462 | 2,461 | 2,460 | 2,473 | 2,487 | 2,496 | 2,484 | 2,479 | 2,483 | 2,503 | 2,512 | 2,516 | 2,507 | 2,528 | 2,529 | 2,531 | 2,539 | 2,530 | 2,529 | 2,544 | 2,544 | 2,541 | 2,559 | 2,565 | 2,563 | 2,565 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year) Not in labour force (Female) | -26 | -17 | -49 | -57 | -26 | -26 | -18 | -31 | -59 | -67 | -66 | -45 | -66 | -69 | -58 | -50 | -33 | -47 | -67 | -61 | -39 | -47 | -49 | -55 | -37 | -52 | -43 | -26 | -35 | -69 | -52 | -61 | -64 | -32 | -28 | -44 | -31 | |
| Regular employees (Both sexes) | 3,736 | 3,741 | 3,745 | 3,735 | 3,667 | 3,674 | 3,687 | 3,735 | 3,756 | 3,753 | 3,760 | 3,711 | 3,720 | 3,720 | 3,723 | 3,709 | 3,642 | 3,644 | 3,630 | 3,658 | 3,675 | 3,688 | 3,692 | 3,659 | 3,642 | 3,669 | 3,675 | 3,666 | 3,602 | 3,617 | 3,603 | 3,592 | 3,610 | 3,611 | 3,633 | 3,637 | 3,608 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year) Regular employees (Both sexes) | 16 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 57 | 77 | 81 | 65 | 68 | 52 | 78 | 51 | 48 | 43 | 40 | 27 | 27 | 66 | 65 | 77 | 59 | 22 | 34 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 49 | 31 | 21 | 23 | -3 | 44 | 48 | -1 | |
| Regular employees (Male) | 2,363 | 2,384 | 2,381 | 2,372 | 2,336 | 2,354 | 2,364 | 2,394 | 2,379 | 2,373 | 2,381 | 2,349 | 2,358 | 2,380 | 2,389 | 2,380 | 2,344 | 2,338 | 2,337 | 2,351 | 2,354 | 2,354 | 2,364 | 2,352 | 2,357 | 2,368 | 2,361 | 2,378 | 2,338 | 2,338 | 2,345 | 2,341 | 2,351 | 2,335 | 2,335 | 2,347 | 2,341 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year) Regular employees (Male) | 5 | 4 | -8 | -8 | -8 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 25 | 19 | 17 | -3 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | -8 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 29 | 5 | 16 | 14 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | -3 | 5 | -18 | -9 | 8 | -15 | |
| Regular employees (Female) | 1,373 | 1,357 | 1,365 | 1,363 | 1,331 | 1,320 | 1,323 | 1,341 | 1,377 | 1,380 | 1,379 | 1,362 | 1,362 | 1,340 | 1,334 | 1,329 | 1,298 | 1,305 | 1,292 | 1,307 | 1,320 | 1,334 | 1,328 | 1,307 | 1,285 | 1,301 | 1,314 | 1,288 | 1,264 | 1,279 | 1,258 | 1,251 | 1,258 | 1,276 | 1,299 | 1,290 | 1,267 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year) Regular employees (Female) | 11 | 17 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 31 | 34 | 57 | 46 | 51 | 55 | 77 | 39 | 20 | 41 | 34 | 26 | 34 | 56 | 62 | 58 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 54 | 40 | 14 | |
| Non-regular employees (Both sexes) | 2,143 | 2,157 | 2,133 | 2,147 | 2,130 | 2,156 | 2,155 | 2,135 | 2,122 | 2,121 | 2,091 | 2,111 | 2,128 | 2,137 | 2,101 | 2,101 | 2,151 | 2,147 | 2,192 | 2,179 | 2,152 | 2,144 | 2,107 | 2,127 | 2,114 | 2,121 | 2,070 | 2,084 | 2,131 | 2,134 | 2,146 | 2,183 | 2,158 | 2,140 | 2,141 | 2,114 | 2,143 | |
| Rate of non-regular employees to employees, excl. executives of a company or corporation (Both sexes) | 36.5 | 36.6 | 36.3 | 36.5 | 36.7 | 37 | 36.9 | 36.4 | 36.1 | 36.1 | 35.7 | 36.3 | 36.4 | 36.5 | 36.1 | 36.2 | 37.1 | 37.1 | 37.7 | 37.3 | 36.9 | 36.8 | 36.3 | 36.8 | 36.7 | 36.6 | 36 | 36.2 | 37.2 | 37.1 | 37.3 | 37.8 | 37.4 | 37.2 | 37.1 | 36.8 | 37.3 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year) Non-regular employees (Both sexes) | 15 | 20 | 32 | 46 | -21 | 9 | -37 | -44 | -30 | -23 | -16 | -16 | 14 | 16 | 31 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 46 | -4 | -6 | 4 | -34 | 13 | -29 | -12 | -4 | 20 | 30 | 32 | 13 | 39 | 30 | 24 | 8 | -7 | 38 | |
| Non-regular employees (Male) | 688 | 688 | 686 | 703 | 692 | 697 | 692 | 673 | 672 | 675 | 662 | 678 | 687 | 675 | 662 | 671 | 691 | 687 | 707 | 702 | 699 | 700 | 667 | 672 | 667 | 675 | 662 | 658 | 677 | 704 | 696 | 699 | 685 | 700 | 709 | 681 | 699 | |
| Rate of non-regular employees to employees, excl. executives of a company or corporation (Male) | 22.5 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.8 | 22.6 | 21.9 | 22 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 22.4 | 22.6 | 22.1 | 21.7 | 22 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 23.2 | 23 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22 | 22.2 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 22.5 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 23 | 22.6 | 23.1 | 23.3 | 22.5 | 23 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year) Non-regular employees (Male) | 1 | 13 | 24 | 32 | 1 | 10 | -15 | -29 | -27 | -25 | -5 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | -17 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 0 | -42 | -9 | -32 | -20 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 30 | 9 | 20 | 17 | 36 | 34 | -1 | 30 | |
| Non-regular employees (Female) | 1,454 | 1,469 | 1,447 | 1,444 | 1,438 | 1,460 | 1,464 | 1,462 | 1,449 | 1,446 | 1,429 | 1,433 | 1,441 | 1,463 | 1,439 | 1,430 | 1,459 | 1,460 | 1,485 | 1,477 | 1,454 | 1,444 | 1,440 | 1,454 | 1,447 | 1,446 | 1,408 | 1,425 | 1,454 | 1,430 | 1,451 | 1,484 | 1,473 | 1,441 | 1,433 | 1,433 | 1,444 | |
| Rate of non-regular employees to employees, excl. executives of a company or corporation (Female) | 51.4 | 52 | 51.5 | 51.4 | 51.9 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 52.2 | 51.3 | 51.2 | 50.9 | 51.3 | 51.4 | 52.2 | 51.9 | 51.8 | 52.9 | 52.8 | 53.5 | 53.1 | 52.4 | 52 | 52 | 52.7 | 53 | 52.6 | 51.7 | 52.5 | 53.5 | 52.8 | 53.6 | 54.3 | 53.9 | 53 | 52.5 | 52.6 | 53.3 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year) Non-regular employees (Female) | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -21 | 0 | -21 | -15 | -5 | 2 | -11 | -21 | -6 | 17 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 34 | -7 | -19 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | -11 | -25 | -6 | 8 |
Latest reading
Employed persons (Both sexes) stood at 6,850 10 thousand persons in Jul 2026. That is −0.6% from Jun 2026 and unchanged from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1953 to Jul 2026. Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan (e-Stat Statistics Dashboard).
- Latest
- 6,850 10 thousand persons
- Jul 2026
- vs previous period
- −0.6%
- Jun 2026
- vs a year earlier
- 0.0%
About this data
Monthly Labour Force Survey: employed persons, employment rate, unemployed persons, unemployment rate, persons not in the labour force and regular and non-regular employees, by sex, original and seasonally adjusted. 59 series. Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, via the e-Stat Statistics Dashboard.
