Labour Force Survey
Information
About the Labour Force Survey
The Labour Force Survey is a survey of households usually residing in Japan.
Its purpose is to elucidate the current state of employment and unemployment in Japan every month.
There are two categories of results in this survey.
- Basic Tabulation (Released monthly)
- Items obtained from the Basic questionnaire:
Labour force, Employed person / Employee (by industry, occupation etc.), Weekly hours of work, Unemployed person (by reason for leaving a job etc.), Unemployment rate, Not in labour force etc.
- Detailed Tabulation (Released quarterly)
- Items obtained from the Special questionnaire:
Employee by type of employment (Regular/ Non-regular staff etc.), Person who changed job, Earned from job, Duration of unemployment, Person wishing to work (Not in labour force) etc.
is "Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan" (external site) where you can browse statistics tables and database.
Outline
Results (Basic Tabulation)
- Latest Monthly Results
- Latest Quarterly Results
- 2009 Yearly Average Results
- Annual Report on the Labour Force Survey (I Basic Tabulation)
2005 2006 2007 2008
Results (Detailed Tabulation)
- Latest Quarterly Results
- Annual Report on the Labour Force Survey (II Detailed Tabulation)
2005 2006 2007 2008
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