In 2020, the number of women who were not part of the Japanese labor force amounted to approximately 26.77 million. This indicated a significant decrease from 2011, when close to 30 million Japanese women were not part of the work force.
Number of women not in 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 women not in the labor force in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/643497/japan-female-not-in-labor-force/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Number of women not in the labor force in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. November 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/643497/japan-female-not-in-labor-force/
Statistics Bureau Japan. (2021). Number of women not in the labor force in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/643497/japan-female-not-in-labor-force/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Number of Women Not in The Labor Force in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/643497/japan-female-not-in-labor-force/
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