In 2020, the average annual real wage for full-time workers in Japan amounted to approximately 4.4 million Japanese yen. This constituted a decrease from an average annual real wage of around 4.5 million yen recorded in 2018.
Average annual real wages in Japan from 2001 to 2020 (in million Japanese yen)
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Statistics on Employment in Japan
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Number of businesses operating Japan 2019, by prefecture
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Labor force
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- Premium Statistic Labor force Japan 1973-2022
- Premium Statistic Labor force Japan 1973-2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Labor force Japan 2013-2022, by age group
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- Premium Statistic Labor force participation rate Japan 1973-2021, by gender
Employment number
5
- Basic Statistic Employment in Japan 2013-2023
- Premium Statistic Annual average number of people employed Japan 2021, by industry
- Premium Statistic Annual average number of employees Japan 2012-2021, by employment type
- Premium Statistic Share of employees in non-permanent employment in Japan 2002-2021, by age
- Premium Statistic Share of employees in non-permanent employment Japan 2002-2021, by gender
Employment rate
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- Premium Statistic Employment rate Japan 1973-2022
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Unemployment
5
Foreign workers
4
Earnings
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- Premium Statistic Average annual real wages Japan 2001-2020
- Premium Statistic Average monthly contractual wages Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Average monthly scheduled wages Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Average monthly non-scheduled wages Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Average monthly bonus wages Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Average monthly cash earnings based on employment type Japan FY 2020, by industry
- Premium Statistic Average monthly salary based on academic background Japan 2021, by gender
Working hours
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- Premium Statistic Average number of monthly working days Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Average number of monthly working hours Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Average number of scheduled monthly working hours Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Average number of monthly overtime hours Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Rate of full-time workers working 60 hours per week Japan 2021, by age and gender
- Premium Statistic Share of companies with five working day a week Japan 2021, by size
Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact
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- Premium Statistic Cumulative number of workers to be fired due to COVID-19 Japan 2022, by industry
- Premium Statistic Businesses with an employment adjustment possibility due to COVID-19 Japan 2022
- Premium Statistic Monthly number of workers to be fired due to COVID-19 Japan 2022
- Premium Statistic Approved cases of employment adjustment subsidies amid COVID-19 Japan 2022
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OECD. (February 28, 2022). Average annual real wages in Japan from 2001 to 2020 (in million Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/612513/average-annual-real-wages-japan/
OECD. "Average annual real wages in Japan from 2001 to 2020 (in million Japanese yen)." Chart. February 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612513/average-annual-real-wages-japan/
OECD. (2022). Average annual real wages in Japan from 2001 to 2020 (in million Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612513/average-annual-real-wages-japan/
OECD. "Average Annual Real Wages in Japan from 2001 to 2020 (in Million Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/612513/average-annual-real-wages-japan/
OECD, Average annual real wages in Japan from 2001 to 2020 (in million Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/612513/average-annual-real-wages-japan/ (last visited February 07, 2023)
Average annual real wages in Japan from 2001 to 2020 (in million Japanese yen) [Graph], OECD, February 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/612513/average-annual-real-wages-japan/