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Labour Force Survey
Information- "2022 revision of benchmark population"
Using the latest results of the Population Census as the base, the benchmark population for calculating the results of the Labour Force Survey is revised every five years.
The revision to 2020 Census-based population estimates was held in January 2022 for Basic Tabulation, and in Jan.-Mar. 2022 for Detailed Tabulation.
(on March 4 and revised on May 13, 2022) - Revision of seasonal adjustment in 2022
RegARIMA models have been updated and seasonally adjusted data rivised retroactively on the release of January 2022 results.
(on March 4, 2022) - Release Schedule updated
Release schedule for fiscal 2022 has been published.
(on February 1, 2022) - [Errata]Labour Force Survey(Detailed Tabulation) Quarterly Average Results from Jan.-Mar. 2018 to Jul.-Sep. 2019 and 2018 Yearly Average Results Table III-1, III-2
[Errata] Annual Report on the Labour Force Survey, JAPAN, 2018. Table II-B-12 Unemployed person (ILO 2013) by method used to seek a job, reason for seeking a job, reason unable to take up a job, age, type of household, relationship to the head of household, kind of job sought and duration of unemployment
(on December 18, 2019) - Labour Force Survey (Detailed Tabulation) Historical data Errata
(on February 15, 2019) - "Revision of the Labour Force Survey from January 2018"(PDF:114KB)
To grasp the varied state of the employment and unemployment more precisely, the Statistics Bureau of Japan revised the Labour Force Survey by introducing new questionnaires and enhancing current statistical tables from January 2018.
(on March 2, 2018)
1. The Survey Results
Results (Basic Tabulation)
- Latest Monthly Results
- Latest Quarterly Results
- 2021 Yearly Average Results
Results (Detailed Tabulation)
- Latest Quarterly Results(Detailed Tabulation)
- 2021 Yearly Results (Detailed Tabulation)
Annual Report on the Labour Force Survey
Historical data
2. Release Schedule of the Survey Results
Basic Tabulation / Detailed Tabulation
3. 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, type of employment (Regular/ Non-regular employee etc.), etc.), Weekly hours of work, Unemployed person (by reason for seeking a job etc.), Unemployment rate, Not in labour force etc.
- Items obtained from the Basic questionnaire:
- Detailed Tabulation (Released quarterly)
- Items mainly obtained from the Special questionnaire:
The reason for taking a non-regular employment, Person who changed job, Duration of unemployment, Person wishing to work (Not in labour force) etc.
- Items mainly obtained from the Special questionnaire:
Outline
- Outline of the Labour Force Survey(PDF:106KB)
- Concepts and Definitions(PDF:174KB)
- Sampling Method, Estimation Method, and Sampling Errors of Estimates(PDF:302KB)
Questionnaire and Instruction
- The Basic Questionnaire Form (PDF:232KB)
Instructions for Filling in the Questionnaire (Basic Tabulation) (PDF:268KB)
- The Special Questionnaire Form (PDF:229KB)
Instructions for Filling in the Questionnaire (Detailed Tabulation) (PDF:201KB)
Formerly used Questionnaire and Instruction
- The Basic Questionnaire Form (From January 2013 to December 2017) (PDF:157KB)
- The Special Questionnaire Form (From January 2013 to December 2017) (PDF:145KB)
Statistical tables & database
4. Other Information
- Notes on the results
- Errata on Labour Force Survey
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Special Survey of the Labour Force Survey
- Ad hoc Survey of Employment and Unemployment Conditions
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