Japan vs United States of America: Full-time and part-time employment
Full-time and part-time employment over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 134,927 Persons against 48,630 Persons in Japan, a difference of 86,297 Persons.
That makes United States of America's figure about 2.8 times Japan's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 40 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50,881 Persons | 115,842 Persons | 64,961 Persons | United States of America |
| 2010s | 48,154 Persons | 120,450 Persons | 72,296 Persons | United States of America |
| 2020s | 48,280 Persons | 130,823 Persons | 82,543 Persons | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full-time and part-time employment, Japan or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 134,927 Persons against 48,630 Persons in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full-time and part-time employment between Japan and United States of America?
- 86,297 Persons, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for full-time and part-time employment?
- Japan ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Full-time and part-time employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on full-time and part-time employment according to: a common definition of 30-usual weekly hours of work in the main job national definitions Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - sex and standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55+, total) In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates. For detailed information on labour force surveys for all countries please see LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.