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 |
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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