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April, 2021
Japan
Total Workforce (000s) Dec '20
68,600
Unemployed Workers (000s) 1,989
Unemployment Rate 2.9%
Youth Unemployment Rate 4.8%
21,139
66,879
35,688
309
2,234
228
19 years or Under
Prime Working Age
(20
-64 years)
65 years+
Local Born
Foreign Born
Population In Thousands
37,459
37,168
36,987
37,151 37,036
2.4% 2.6%
3.1% 3.1% 3.2%
30,155
29,741
29,523
29,578
29,884
2.0%
2.2% 2.5%
2.8%
2.5%
2019Q4 2020Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3 2020Q4
Male Employed Male Unemployed (%) Female Employed Female Unemployed (%)
71.6%
71.2% 71.3%
71.6% 71.5%
53.7%
53.1% 52.9% 53.1%
53.6%
2019Q4 2020Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3 2020Q4
Male Participation Rate Female Participation Rate
2.2% of the population is foreign born. Over 800K Japanese
have emigrated.
92% of the population live in urban areas.
In the second half of 2020, there was a net outflow of people
from Tokyo.
More than 7,800 Covid-19 deaths.
Borders are closed from most countries and a
negative test and quarantine is required.
Schools, shops and services are open but
people are encouraged to work from home if
possible.
Impact of Covid-19 on Labor Force Over Time
Labor Force Participation Rates by Gender
Migration
Migration
Migrant Stock by Working Age (June 2020)
Latest Labor Force Statistics
Workforce
Labor Force Employed and Unemployed by Gender
Covid-19 – Daily Confirmed Cases
(7 Day Average)
Covid-19 Restriction Update (End of February 2021)
Covid-19 Update and Restrictions
Employed W orkers in Thousands
Key Sources:
https://www.ilo.org/
https://data.worldbank.org/
https://migrationdataportal.org/
https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/
https://vivoclinic.com/
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/COVID-19-Country-Specific-Information.html
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/01/053626bf3000-population-influx-into-tokyo-area-decelerates-in-
pandemic-hit-2020.html
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/lngindex.html
