In 2020, the group not counted as part of the Japanese labor force amounted approximately 42 million people. This indicated a slight increase from about 41.97 million individuals in the previous year.
Number of people not part of the labor force in Japan from 2011 to 2020
(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 22, 2021). Number of people not part of the labor force in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/643230/japan-not-in-labor-force/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Number of people not part of the labor force in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. November 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/643230/japan-not-in-labor-force/
Statistics Bureau Japan. (2021). Number of people not part of the labor force in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/643230/japan-not-in-labor-force/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Number of People Not Part of The Labor Force in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/643230/japan-not-in-labor-force/
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