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

The latest reading SOTW holds for Japan is 70,380.000 thousands of persons for 2026-Q3, from ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization).

Reviewed series · Labor · Quarterly · thousands of persons · ILO.LF.LVL.Q · JPN

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Latest
70,380.000
thousands of persons · 2026-Q3
Previous
70,650.000
thousands of persons · 2026-Q2
Earliest held
64,874.075
thousands of persons · 2015-Q1
Readings shown
47
Every reading SOTW holds

Japan · history

thousands of persons · Quarterly

Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization). Viewer read 2026-11-12T03:27:23.250Z (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) (quarterly, ILOSTAT): Japan: 47 readings, newest first. Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization).
PeriodValue (thousands of persons)
2026-Q370,380.000
2026-Q270,650.000
2026-Q169,600.000
2025-Q470,290.000
2025-Q370,280.000
2025-Q270,180.000
2025-Q169,420.000
2024-Q469,760.000
2024-Q369,870.000
2024-Q269,680.000
2024-Q168,980.000
2023-Q469,133.155
2023-Q369,393.616
2023-Q268,970.258
2023-Q168,195.826
2022-Q468,605.708
2022-Q368,843.390
2022-Q268,988.068
2022-Q168,155.988
2021-Q468,082.541
2021-Q368,305.320
2021-Q268,422.900
2021-Q167,914.205
2020-Q468,477.091
2020-Q368,374.518
2020-Q267,833.355
2020-Q168,302.873
2019-Q468,601.726
2019-Q368,650.691
2019-Q268,521.544
2019-Q167,732.830
2018-Q468,355.162
2018-Q367,851.510
2018-Q268,020.103
2018-Q166,984.028
2017-Q466,823.092
2017-Q367,067.926
2017-Q266,991.118
2017-Q165,908.047
2016-Q466,200.188
2016-Q366,486.958
2016-Q266,186.565
2016-Q165,227.024
2015-Q465,396.757
2015-Q365,774.720
2015-Q265,616.190
2015-Q164,874.075

Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization). All 47 readings held, 2015-Q1 to 2026-Q3. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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