In 2021, the average number of days worked in Japan was 17.7 per month, remaining at the same level compared to the previous year. That year, regular employees in Japan recorded over 136 hours of work time per month, out of which 9.7 hours was
Average number of days worked per month in Japan from 2012 to 2021
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Statistics on Employment in Japan
Overview
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Employment number
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- Basic Statistic Employment in Japan 2013-2023
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Employment rate
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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
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- 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 2021, 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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MHLW (Japan). (February 24, 2022). Average number of days worked per month in Japan from 2012 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/643973/japan-monthly-working-days/
MHLW (Japan). "Average number of days worked per month in Japan from 2012 to 2021." Chart. February 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/643973/japan-monthly-working-days/
MHLW (Japan). (2022). Average number of days worked per month in Japan from 2012 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/643973/japan-monthly-working-days/
MHLW (Japan). "Average Number of Days Worked per Month in Japan from 2012 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/643973/japan-monthly-working-days/
MHLW (Japan), Average number of days worked per month in Japan from 2012 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/643973/japan-monthly-working-days/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Average number of days worked per month in Japan from 2012 to 2021 [Graph], MHLW (Japan), February 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/643973/japan-monthly-working-days/