Japan vs United States of America: Public employment
Public employment over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 159,150 against 65,989 in Japan, a difference of 93,161.
That makes United States of America's figure about 2.4 times Japan's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st of 47 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67,054 | 121,665 | 54,611 | United States of America |
| 2000s | 65,251 | 132,485 | 67,234 | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public employment, Japan or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 159,150 against 65,989 in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in public employment between Japan and United States of America?
- 93,161, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2006.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for public employment?
- Japan ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Public employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The total public sector employment covers all employment of general government sector as defined in System of National Accounts 1993 plus employment of publicly owned enterprises and companies, resident and operating at central, state (or regional) and local levels of government. It covers all persons employed directly by those institutions, without regard for the particular type of employment contract. See the working paper: Statistics on Public Sector Employment: Methodology, Structures and Trends. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.