Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to in Japan
Japan: Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to was -15.4 Percentage points in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to in Japan, 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage points.
Analysis
Japan recorded -15.4 Percentage points for labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — employment to in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — employment to in Japan peaked at -15.4 Percentage points in 2024 and was at its lowest, -26.8 Percentage points, in 1995.
That places Japan 36th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -26.36 Percentage points | -26.8 Percentage points | -25.8 Percentage points | 5 |
| 2000s | -23.85 Percentage points | -25.4 Percentage points | -22.3 Percentage points | 10 |
| 2010s | -21.08 Percentage points | -22 Percentage points | -20.1 Percentage points | 5 |
| 2020s | -15.9 Percentage points | -16.4 Percentage points | -15.4 Percentage points | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More work & labour data for Japan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.4618 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 103,039 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,756 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 39,867 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 36,979 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 76,846 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita 0.0009 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre 0.3162 1000 No per square kilometre (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — employment to in Japan?
- Labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — employment to in Japan was -15.4 Percentage points in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — employment to recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was -15.4 Percentage points in 2024.
- What is the lowest labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — employment to recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.8 Percentage points in 1995.
- How does Japan rank for labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — employment to?
- Japan ranks 36th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — employment to rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to population ratio, gender difference. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
<p style="text-align: justify;">This dataset provides indicators on labour market, in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3).</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Data covered</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Indicators include labour force, participation rate, employment, employment to population ratio, part-time employment rate, unemployment, unemployment rate, long-term unemployment rate and share of fixed-term employment contracts. Indicators are available by sex, for 15-64 year-olds. 15-24 year-olds and 15 year-olds or more age ranges are also available.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. </p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>