Public employment in Japan

Japan: Public employment was 65,989 in 2006. ▬ Flat

Latest (2006)
65,989
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
2nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
67,765
in 1997
All-time low
64,607
in 2002
Years of data
13
1994–2006

Public employment in Japan, 1994–2006

020.0k40.0k60.0k1994200020061994: 67.0k1995: 67.2k1996: 67.3k1997: 67.8k1998: 67.0k1999: 66.1k2000: 65.6k2001: 65.4k2002: 64.6k2003: 64.6k2004: 65.0k2005: 65.5k2006: 66.0k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Japan recorded 65,989 for public employment in 2006.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public employment in Japan peaked at 67,765 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 64,607, in 2002.

Japan ranks 2nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Public employment in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Public employment in Japan, 1994 to 2006.
Year Value Change
1994 66,983
1995 67,214 +0.3%
1996 67,281 +0.1%
1997 67,765 +0.7%
1998 66,989 -1.1%
1999 66,091 -1.3%
2000 65,610 -0.7%
2001 65,370 -0.4%
2002 64,607 -1.2%
2003 64,641 +0.1%
2004 65,010 +0.6%
2005 65,531 +0.8%
2006 65,989 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 67,054 66,091 67,765 6
2000s 65,251 64,607 65,989 7

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 1 United States of America 159,150 compare
  2. 3 Mexico 40,790
  3. 4 Türkiye 32,620
  4. 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 32,576

See the full ranking of 47 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public employment in Japan?
Public employment in Japan was 65,989 in 2006, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest public employment recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 67,765 in 1997.
What is the lowest public employment recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 64,607 in 2002.
How does Japan rank for public employment?
Japan ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2006.
Is public employment rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Public employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public employment
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
47 places, 681 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed

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.