Employment, both sexes, publisher 15+ classification (ICLS13) (monthly, ILOSTAT): Japan

The latest reading SOTW holds for Japan is 68,960.000 thousands of persons for 2026-09, from ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization).

Reviewed series · Labor · Monthly · thousands of persons · ILO.EMP.LVL.M · JPN

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Latest
68,960.000
thousands of persons · 2026-09
Previous
68,490.000
thousands of persons · 2026-08
Oldest shown
64,476.018
thousands of persons · 2016-10
Readings shown
120
Newest readings; the full history is in the API

Japan · history

thousands of persons · Monthly

Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization). Viewer read 2026-11-12T03:24:44.977Z (UTC); publisher acquisition and release times are not supplied here. Original units; no interpolation, rebasing or conversion. Missing periods and stored U/B flags interrupt the line. Daily gaps can include non-business days.

Readings, newest first

Employment, both sexes, publisher 15+ classification (ICLS13) (monthly, ILOSTAT): Japan: 120 readings, newest first. Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization).
PeriodValue (thousands of persons)
2026-0968,960.000
2026-0868,490.000
2026-0768,500.000
2026-0668,900.000
2026-0568,900.000
2026-0468,600.000
2026-0367,730.000
2026-0267,790.000
2026-0167,760.000
2025-1268,420.000
2025-1168,620.000
2025-1068,650.000
2025-0968,630.000
2025-0868,350.000
2025-0768,500.000
2025-0668,730.000
2025-0568,380.000
2025-0467,960.000
2025-0367,700.000
2025-0267,680.000
2025-0167,790.000
2024-1268,110.000
2024-1168,140.000
2024-1068,130.000
2024-0968,140.000
2024-0868,150.000
2024-0767,950.000
2024-0668,220.000
2024-0567,660.000
2024-0467,500.000
2024-0367,260.000
2024-0267,280.000
2024-0167,140.000
2023-1267,384.720
2023-1167,530.108
2023-1067,488.511
2023-0967,639.795
2023-0867,502.349
2023-0767,443.617
2023-0667,359.589
2023-0567,028.838
2023-0467,026.203
2023-0366,633.154
2023-0266,371.694
2023-0166,283.161
2022-1266,853.200
2022-1166,760.662
2022-1067,184.211
2022-0967,260.008
2022-0866,772.267
2022-0767,196.857
2022-0667,227.913
2022-0567,266.127
2022-0466,740.944
2022-0366,666.896
2022-0266,176.116
2022-0166,136.251
2021-1266,256.959
2021-1166,394.298
2021-1066,349.383
2021-0966,322.065
2021-0866,566.385
2021-0766,312.452
2021-0666,584.183
2021-0566,392.991
2021-0466,013.848
2021-0366,359.611
2021-0265,746.773
2021-0165,897.904
2020-1266,129.168
2020-1166,948.914
2020-1066,291.421
2020-0966,395.148
2020-0866,345.460
2020-0766,126.400
2020-0666,137.612
2020-0565,907.780
2020-0465,742.356
2020-0366,507.249
2020-0266,834.666
2020-0166,592.191
2019-1266,926.171
2019-1166,893.546
2019-1067,484.236
2019-0967,123.784
2019-0867,168.339
2019-0766,808.134
2019-0667,174.538
2019-0566,773.790
2019-0466,607.602
2019-0366,270.518
2019-0265,986.527
2019-0166,015.678
2018-1266,491.161
2018-1166,589.715
2018-1066,966.780
2018-0966,644.485
2018-0865,850.583
2018-0766,036.162
2018-0666,625.073
2018-0566,522.412
2018-0465,929.771
2018-0365,614.052
2018-0265,228.163
2018-0165,061.102
2017-1265,042.333
2017-1164,815.168
2017-1065,304.678
2017-0965,286.440
2017-0864,991.847
2017-0765,307.165
2017-0665,411.913
2017-0565,010.862
2017-0464,543.673
2017-0363,915.185
2017-0264,027.900
2017-0164,124.008
2016-1264,263.063
2016-1164,052.632
2016-1064,476.018

Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization). Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-10 to 2026-09. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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