Japan - Part time employment, total (% of total employment)

Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Japan was 37.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 37.57 in 2020, while its lowest value was 23.78 in 2000.

Definition: Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2000 23.78
2001 26.06
2002 26.33
2003 27.17
2004 26.68
2005 26.93
2006 25.79
2007 27.75
2008 28.82
2009 29.96
2010 29.64
2011 29.89
2012 29.68
2013 31.82
2014 33.20
2015 32.71
2016 33.08
2017 31.57
2019 34.93
2020 37.57

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Relevance to gender indicator: More and more women are working part-time and one of the concern is that part time work does not provide the stability that full time work does.

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity