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Labour Force Survey 

Historical data

Seasonal adjustment has been revised retroactively. (Historical data 1; 2 March 2010)

Adding new data for January 2010 (Historical data 1; 2 March 2010)

Adding new data for Oct.-Dec. 2009 and 2009 Annual average (Historical data 9 and 10; 22 February 2010)

 


The statistical tables are formatted on excel files.

**** Statistical tables ****
Historical data 1 [Monthly figures - Results of whole Japan]
Original series and seasonally adjusted series
  (1) Labour force (Excel:191KB) (since Jan.1953)
  (2) Employed person [by age] (Excel:530KB) (since Jan.1953)
  (3) Employee (Excel:191KB) (since Jan.1953)
  (4) Employed person by major industry
    1. Employed person by industry (12th revision JSIC) (Excel:102KB) (since Jan.2002) ------- See Note
    2. Employed person by industry (11th revision JSIC) (Excel:50KB) (Jan.2002 - Dec.2009) Original series only
    3. Employed person by industry (10th revision JSIC) (Excel:87KB) (Jan.1953 - Dec.2002) Original series only
    4. Employed person by industries (agriculture and forestry, non-agricultural industries) (Excel:251KB) (since Jan.1953)
  (5) Employee by major industry
    1. Employee by industry (12th revision JSIC) (Excel:48KB) (since Jan.2002) Original series only ------- See Note
    2. Employee by industry (11th revision JSIC) (Excel:50KB) (Jan.2002 - Dec.2009) Original series only
    3. Employee by industry (10th revision JSIC) (Excel:87KB) (Jan.1953 - Dec.2002) Original series only
  (6) Employee engaged in non-agricultural industries [by number of persons engaged in enterprise] (Excel:155KB) (since Jan.1968)
  (7) Unemployed person [by age] (Excel:536KB) (since Jan.1953)
  (8) Unemployed person [by reason for seeking a job] (Excel:80KB) (since Jan.2002)
  (9) Unemployed person [by relationship to the head of household] (Excel:182KB) (since Jan.1968)
  (10) Unemployment rate [by age] (Excel:580KB) (since Jan.1953)
  (11) Unemployment rate [by relationship to the head of household] (Excel:188KB) (since Jan.1968)
  (12) Not in labour force (Excel:192KB) (since Jan.1953)
  (13) Aggregate weekly hours of work (non-agricultural industries) (Excel:140KB) (since Jan.1968)
(Note)
Along with the revision of Japan Standard Industrial Classification in November 2007, the data are shown by the new industrial classification from the January 2009 survey results.
Historical data 2 [Annual average figures - Results of whole Japan]
Population of 15 years old or more by labour force status (Excel:47KB) (Labour force, Labour force participation rate, Employed person, Employment rate, Unemployed person, Unemployment rate, Not in labour force, etc.) (since 1953)
Historical data 3 [Annual average figures - Results of whole Japan]
  (1) Population of 15 years old or more by age (five-year group) (Excel:53KB) (since 1968)
  (2) Labour force and labour force participation rate by age (five-year group) (Excel:72KB) (since 1968)
  (3) Employed person and employment rate by age (five-year group) (Excel:84KB) (since 1968)
  (4) Unemployed person and unemployment rate by age (five-year group) (Excel:71KB) (since 1968)
  (5) Not in labour force by age (five-year group) (Excel:53KB) (since 1968)
  (6) Population of 15 years old or more by age (ten-year group) (Excel:51KB) (since 1968)
  (7) Labour force and labour force participation rate by age (ten-year group) (Excel:60KB) (since 1968)
  (8) Employed person and employment rate by age (ten-year group) (Excel:61KB) (since 1968)
  (9) Unemployed person and unemployment rate by age (ten-year group) (Excel:61KB) (since 1968)
  (10) Not in labour force by age (ten-year group) (Excel:50KB) (since 1968)
Historical data 4 [Annual average figures - Results of whole Japan]
(1) Employed person by status in employment (Excel:38KB)
(Self-employed worker, Family worker, Employee, etc.) (since 1953)
(2) Employee in non-agricultural industry by number of persons engaged in enterprise (Excel:35KB)
(1~29 persons, 30 persons or more, 500 persons or more, etc.) (since 1967)
Historical data 5
[Annual average figures - Results of whole Japan]
(1) Employed person by industry (12th revision JSIC) (Excel:30KB) (since 2002)
(2) Employed person by industry (11th revision JSIC) (Excel:31KB) (2002-2009)
(3) Employed person by industry (10th revision JSIC) (Excel:44KB) (1953-2002)
(4) Employee by industry (12th revision JSIC) (Excel:30KB) (since 2002)
(5) Employee by industry (11th revision JSIC) (Excel:29KB) (2003-2009)
(6) Employee by industry (10th revision JSIC) (Excel:44KB) (1953-2002)
(Note)
Along with the revision of Japan Standard Industrial Classification in November 2007, the data are shown by the new industrial classification from the January 2009 survey results.
Historical data 6 [Annual average figures - Results of whole Japan]
Employed person by occupation (Excel:41KB) (since 1953)
Historical data 7
[Annual average figures - Results of whole Japan]
Unemployed person by reason for seeking a job and age group (Excel:87KB)
(Seeking a job due to quitting previous job by involuntary or voluntary reason etc.) (since 1984)
Historical data 8
[Quarterly and annual average figures - Results by region]
Original series and seasonally adjusted series
(1) Employed person by region (Excel:74KB) (since 1983)
(2) Unemployed person by region (Excel:74KB) (since 1983)
(3) Unemployment rate by region (Excel:79KB) (since 1983)
(4) Population of 15 years old or more by labour force status -Regions (Excel:511KB)
(Employed person, Unemployed person, Not in labour force etc.) (since 1983) Original series only
 
**** Statistical tables (detailed tabulation) ****
Historical data 9 [Results of whole Japan]
Employee by type of employment (Excel:75KB) (Regular staff, Non-regular staff (Part-time worker, Arbeit, Dispatched worker, etc.) (since 1984)

(Note)
Data source is "The Special Survey of the Labour Force Survey" from 1984 to 2001, "Labour Force Survey (Detailed Tabulation)" since 2002.
Because there is difference such as survey methods and reference period, attention need to be paid to the time series comparison.
Historical data 10 [Results of whole Japan]
Employee by age group and type of employment (Excel:274KB) (Regular staff, Non-regular staff (Part-time worker, Arbeit, Dispatched worker, etc.) (since 1988)

(Note)
Data source is "The Special Survey of the Labour Force Survey" from 1988 to 2001, "Labour Force Survey (Detailed Tabulation)" since 2002.
Because there is difference such as survey methods and reference period, attention need to be paid to the time series comparison.

Notes

  1. In the historical data, "*" on the stub indicates that Okinawa-ken is not included in the figures.
  2. For other notes, please refer to "Notes on the results".
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