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

The latest reading SOTW holds for Japan is 70,640.000 thousands of persons for 2026-09, from ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization).

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

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Latest
70,640.000
thousands of persons · 2026-09
Previous
70,290.000
thousands of persons · 2026-08
Oldest shown
66,405.265
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 2026-11-12T03:27:10.473Z (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

Labour force, both sexes, publisher 15+ classification (ICLS13) (monthly, ILOSTAT): Japan: 120 readings, newest first. Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization).
PeriodValue (thousands of persons)
2026-0970,640.000
2026-0870,290.000
2026-0770,190.000
2026-0670,690.000
2026-0570,750.000
2026-0470,530.000
2026-0369,670.000
2026-0269,590.000
2026-0169,550.000
2025-1270,070.000
2025-1170,330.000
2025-1070,470.000
2025-0970,460.000
2025-0870,170.000
2025-0770,190.000
2025-0670,490.000
2025-0570,210.000
2025-0469,840.000
2025-0369,490.000
2025-0269,330.000
2025-0169,420.000
2024-1269,650.000
2024-1169,780.000
2024-1069,840.000
2024-0969,870.000
2024-0869,900.000
2024-0769,830.000
2024-0670,030.000
2024-0569,590.000
2024-0469,430.000
2024-0369,110.000
2024-0269,050.000
2024-0168,770.000
2023-1268,919.091
2023-1169,238.531
2023-1069,241.844
2023-0969,522.081
2023-0869,386.828
2023-0769,271.940
2023-0669,137.341
2023-0568,896.991
2023-0468,876.443
2023-0368,513.923
2023-0268,136.711
2023-0167,936.844
2022-1268,436.184
2022-1168,438.010
2022-1068,942.930
2022-0969,062.455
2022-0868,500.785
2022-0768,966.929
2022-0669,107.140
2022-0569,182.383
2022-0468,674.683
2022-0368,481.843
2022-0267,993.370
2022-0167,992.748
2021-1267,951.541
2021-1168,171.658
2021-1068,124.424
2021-0968,252.175
2021-0868,459.698
2021-0768,204.086
2021-0668,647.053
2021-0568,514.338
2021-0468,107.308
2021-0368,238.174
2021-0267,696.625
2021-0167,807.816
2020-1268,040.195
2020-1168,892.336
2020-1068,498.743
2020-0968,518.922
2020-0868,429.787
2020-0768,174.847
2020-0668,046.132
2020-0567,867.867
2020-0467,586.066
2020-0368,304.747
2020-0268,423.287
2020-0168,180.585
2019-1268,321.573
2019-1168,388.888
2019-1069,094.716
2019-0968,853.391
2019-0868,756.057
2019-0768,342.624
2019-0668,776.323
2019-0568,398.641
2019-0468,389.668
2019-0368,015.119
2019-0267,538.066
2019-0167,645.307
2018-1268,135.167
2018-1168,305.955
2018-1068,624.363
2018-0968,273.698
2018-0867,525.956
2018-0767,754.875
2018-0668,286.621
2018-0568,065.141
2018-0467,708.547
2018-0367,312.594
2018-0266,935.433
2018-0166,704.059
2017-1266,792.288
2017-1166,614.070
2017-1067,062.919
2017-0967,190.067
2017-0866,860.949
2017-0767,152.764
2017-0667,366.897
2017-0567,091.995
2017-0466,514.461
2017-0365,758.409
2017-0265,865.224
2017-0166,100.508
2016-1266,178.604
2016-1166,016.694
2016-1066,405.265

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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