In 2024, around **** percent of the male population aged 15 years and older in Japan were employed, while **** percent of the female population were in employment. The ****** employment rate reached a record high.
*Including supplementary-estimated figures. 2011 yearly average results for the whole of Japan were missing due to the damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
The employment rate refers to the percentage of people who are employed among the total population aged 15 years and older.
Employed people refer to those who worked for pay or profit or worked as unpaid family workers for at least one hour during the reference week and who were with jobs but not at work during the reference week.
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e-Stat (Japan). (January 31, 2025). Employment rate in Japan from 1973 to 2024, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247093/japan-employment-rate-by-gender/
e-Stat (Japan). "Employment rate in Japan from 1973 to 2024, by gender." Chart. January 31, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247093/japan-employment-rate-by-gender/
e-Stat (Japan). (2025). Employment rate in Japan from 1973 to 2024, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247093/japan-employment-rate-by-gender/
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