According to a survey conducted in Japan in 2021, 30.2 percent of the male respondents and 34 percent of the female respondents stated that they wish to work at a time that is convenient for them as the leading reason for non-regular employment. As of 2021, more than half of all female employees in Japan were working in non-regular employment, compared to less than 22 percent of men.
Leading reasons for engaging in non-regular employment in Japan in 2021, by gender
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Statistics Bureau Japan. (February 15, 2022). Leading reasons for engaging in non-regular employment in Japan in 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154504/japan-reasons-for-non-regular-employment-by-gender/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Leading reasons for engaging in non-regular employment in Japan in 2021, by gender." Chart. February 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154504/japan-reasons-for-non-regular-employment-by-gender/
Statistics Bureau Japan. (2022). Leading reasons for engaging in non-regular employment in Japan in 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154504/japan-reasons-for-non-regular-employment-by-gender/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Leading Reasons for Engaging in Non-regular Employment in Japan in 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154504/japan-reasons-for-non-regular-employment-by-gender/
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