The statistic presents the population not counted as part of the labor force in Japan from 2009 to 2018. In 2018, those not in the labor force comprised approximately 42.6 million people, down from about 44.5 million individuals in the previous year.
People not part of the labor force in Japan from 2009 to 2018
(in millions)
*Supplementary-estimated figures (Referential figures : 2010 Population Census base) were used due to the Great East Japan Earthquake.
The source defines the employed and unemployed population aged 15 years and older as labor force. Not in labor force includes persons 15 years and older attending school, stay-at-home men and women, retired persons, etc., who are neither working or seeking employment.
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Statistics Bureau Japan. (November 23, 2019). People not part of the labor force in Japan from 2009 to 2018 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 01, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/643230/japan-not-in-labor-force/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "People not part of the labor force in Japan from 2009 to 2018 (in millions)." Chart. November 23, 2019. Statista. Accessed October 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/643230/japan-not-in-labor-force/
Statistics Bureau Japan. (2019). People not part of the labor force in Japan from 2009 to 2018 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/643230/japan-not-in-labor-force/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "People Not Part of The Labor Force in Japan from 2009 to 2018 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/643230/japan-not-in-labor-force/
Statistics Bureau Japan, People not part of the labor force in Japan from 2009 to 2018 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/643230/japan-not-in-labor-force/ (last visited October 01, 2020)
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