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Outline of the Labour Force Survey

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.
  • 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.

Outline

  • Outline of the Labour Force Survey(PDF:106KB)
  • Sampling Method, Estimation Method, and Sampling Errors of Estimates(PDF:522KB)

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)

    Instructions for Filling in the Questionnaire (Basic Tabulation) (From January 2013 to December 2017) (PDF:201KB)

  • The Special Questionnaire Form (From January 2013 to December 2017) (PDF:145KB)

    Instructions for Filling in the Questionnaire (Detailed Tabulation) (From January 2013 to December 2017) (PDF:137KB)

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