The statistic illustrates the number of unemployed persons who quit their job for voluntary reasons in Japan from 2000 to 2015. In 2015, about 890 thousand people in Japan were unemployed because they quit their job for voluntary reasons.
Number of unemployed persons who quit their job for voluntary reasons in Japan from 2000 to 2015
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Figures in 2011 do not include data from three prefectures (Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima), because of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Figures have been rounded.
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The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training. (March 1, 2017). Number of unemployed persons who quit their job for voluntary reasons in Japan from 2000 to 2015 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/866123/japan-number-unemployed-persons-voluntary-reasons/
The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training. "Number of unemployed persons who quit their job for voluntary reasons in Japan from 2000 to 2015 (in millions)." Chart. March 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/866123/japan-number-unemployed-persons-voluntary-reasons/
The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training. (2017). Number of unemployed persons who quit their job for voluntary reasons in Japan from 2000 to 2015 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/866123/japan-number-unemployed-persons-voluntary-reasons/
The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training. "Number of Unemployed Persons Who Quit Their Job for Voluntary Reasons in Japan from 2000 to 2015 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/866123/japan-number-unemployed-persons-voluntary-reasons/
The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training, Number of unemployed persons who quit their job for voluntary reasons in Japan from 2000 to 2015 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/866123/japan-number-unemployed-persons-voluntary-reasons/ (last visited May 10, 2025)
Number of unemployed persons who quit their job for voluntary reasons in Japan from 2000 to 2015 (in millions) [Graph], The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training, March 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/866123/japan-number-unemployed-persons-voluntary-reasons/
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