Japan vs United States of America: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 151,352 Persons against 61,850 Persons in Japan, a difference of 89,502 Persons.
That makes United States of America's figure about 2.4 times Japan's.
Across all 70 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 33 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20,266 Persons | 52,572 Persons | 32,306 Persons | United States of America |
| 1960s | 28,164 Persons | 61,308 Persons | 33,144 Persons | United States of America |
| 1970s | 36,237 Persons | 78,968 Persons | 42,731 Persons | United States of America |
| 1980s | 42,916 Persons | 96,833 Persons | 53,917 Persons | United States of America |
| 1990s | 52,069 Persons | 113,898 Persons | 61,829 Persons | United States of America |
| 2000s | 54,118 Persons | 130,118 Persons | 76,000 Persons | United States of America |
| 2010s | 56,487 Persons | 138,228 Persons | 81,740 Persons | United States of America |
| 2020s | 60,372 Persons | 146,376 Persons | 86,004 Persons | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment, Japan or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 151,352 Persons against 61,850 Persons in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment between Japan and United States of America?
- 89,502 Persons, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
- Japan ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3