In the fiscal year 2020, the labor productivity per hour worked reached 4,986 Japanese yen in Japan, representing the highest point in the last two decades. That year, the nominal labor productivity per worker in the country stood at around eight million yen.
Labor productivity per hour worked in Japan from fiscal year 2001 to 2020 (in Japanese yen)
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Statistics on Employment in Japan
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Labor productivity per hour Japan FY 2001-2020
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Labor force
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- Premium Statistic Labor force Japan 1973-2022
- Premium Statistic Labor force Japan 1973-2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Labor force Japan 2013-2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Labor force participation rate Japan 1973-2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Labor force participation rate Japan 1973-2022, by gender
Employment number
5
- Basic Statistic Employment in Japan 2013-2023
- Premium Statistic Annual average number of people employed Japan 2022, by industry
- Premium Statistic Annual average number of employees Japan 2013-2022, by employment type
- Premium Statistic Share of employees in non-permanent employment in Japan 2003-2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Share of employees in non-permanent employment Japan 2003-2022, by gender
Employment rate
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- Premium Statistic Employment rate Japan 1973-2022
- Premium Statistic Employment rate Japan 1973-2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Employment rate Japan 1973-2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Employment rate Japan 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Ratio of new graduates entering employment Japan 2021 by institution type and gender
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 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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Japan Productivity Center (JPC). (November 11, 2021). Labor productivity per hour worked in Japan from fiscal year 2001 to 2020 (in Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/878174/japan-labor-productivity-per-hour/
Japan Productivity Center (JPC). "Labor productivity per hour worked in Japan from fiscal year 2001 to 2020 (in Japanese yen)." Chart. November 11, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/878174/japan-labor-productivity-per-hour/
Japan Productivity Center (JPC). (2021). Labor productivity per hour worked in Japan from fiscal year 2001 to 2020 (in Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/878174/japan-labor-productivity-per-hour/
Japan Productivity Center (JPC). "Labor Productivity per Hour Worked in Japan from Fiscal Year 2001 to 2020 (in Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/878174/japan-labor-productivity-per-hour/
Japan Productivity Center (JPC), Labor productivity per hour worked in Japan from fiscal year 2001 to 2020 (in Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/878174/japan-labor-productivity-per-hour/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Labor productivity per hour worked in Japan from fiscal year 2001 to 2020 (in Japanese yen) [Graph], Japan Productivity Center (JPC), November 11, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/878174/japan-labor-productivity-per-hour/