Japan labour force participation rate history

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64.2%August 2026Latest published observation

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History starts: January 1953
History ends: August 2026
Frequency: Monthly observations
Unit: Percent

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12 observations · January 1968 to December 1968

Selected historical observations
Date or period	Value · Percent	Source
January 1968	62.9%	Statistics Bureau of Japan; Cabinet Office of Japan; Japan Customs
February 1968	62.5%	Statistics Bureau of Japan; Cabinet Office of Japan; Japan Customs
March 1968	65.0%	Statistics Bureau of Japan; Cabinet Office of Japan; Japan Customs
April 1968	66.9%	Statistics Bureau of Japan; Cabinet Office of Japan; Japan Customs
May 1968	67.8%	Statistics Bureau of Japan; Cabinet Office of Japan; Japan Customs
June 1968	67.9%	Statistics Bureau of Japan; Cabinet Office of Japan; Japan Customs
July 1968	67.3%	Statistics Bureau of Japan; Cabinet Office of Japan; Japan Customs
August 1968	66.9%	Statistics Bureau of Japan; Cabinet Office of Japan; Japan Customs
September 1968	66.7%	Statistics Bureau of Japan; Cabinet Office of Japan; Japan Customs
October 1968	66.8%	Statistics Bureau of Japan; Cabinet Office of Japan; Japan Customs
November 1968	66.1%	Statistics Bureau of Japan; Cabinet Office of Japan; Japan Customs
December 1968	64.1%	Statistics Bureau of Japan; Cabinet Office of Japan; Japan Customs

Japan labour force participation rate history by year

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Japan labour force participation rate history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2026 (to date)	64.0%	64.6%May 2026	63.6%January 2026	▲ +0.6
2025	63.8%	64.3%October 2025	63.2%January 2025	▲ +0.7
2024	63.3%	63.7%June 2024	62.6%January 2024	▲ +0.8
2023	62.8%	63.2%September 2023	62.1%February 2023	▲ +0.6
2022	62.5%	63.0%June 2022	61.8%January 2022	▲ +0.5
2021	62.1%	62.6%July 2021	61.8%January 2021	▲ +0.1
2020	62.0%	62.3%November 2020	61.5%April 2020	▲ +0.3
2019	62.1%	62.7%October 2019	61.2%January 2019	▲ +0.9
2018	61.5%	62.1%October 2018	60.6%January 2018	▲ +0.8
2017	60.5%	61.1%September 2017	59.6%February 2017	▲ +0.5
2016	60.0%	60.5%June 2016	59.2%March 2016	▲ +0.4
2015	59.6%	60.1%September 2015	59.1%January 2015	▲ +0.3
2014	59.4%	59.9%June 2014	58.7%January 2014	▲ +0.6
2013	59.3%	59.8%October 2013	58.7%January 2013	▲ +0.3
2012	59.1%	59.5%May 2012	58.4%December 2012	▼ −0.1
2011	59.3%	59.7%May 2011	58.9%December 2011	▼ −0.1
2010	59.6%	60.2%September 2010	58.9%February 2010	0.0
2009	59.9%	60.5%May 2009	59.1%December 2009	▼ −0.4
2008	60.2%	61.0%May 2008	59.4%February 2008	▲ +0.3
2007	60.4%	61.2%May 2007	59.3%January 2007	▲ +0.7

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Japan labour force participation rate history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2006	60.4%	61.0%May 2006	59.5%February 2006	▲ +0.2
2005	60.4%	61.3%May 2005	59.4%February 2005	▲ +0.1
2004	60.4%	61.1%August 2004	59.5%January 2004	▲ +0.4
2003	60.8%	61.7%June 2003	59.8%February 2003	▲ +0.3
2002	61.2%	61.7%June 2002	60.5%January 2002	▲ +0.1
2001	62.0%	62.7%May 2001	61.4%December 2001	0.0
2000	62.4%	63.1%May 2000	61.3%February 2000	▲ +0.4
1999	62.9%	63.7%May 1999	61.7%February 1999	▲ +0.2
1998	63.3%	64.3%May 1998	62.2%February 1998	0.0
1997	63.7%	64.7%June 1997	62.5%January 1997	▲ +0.4
1996	63.5%	64.5%July 1996	61.8%February 1996	▲ +0.7
1995	63.4%	64.3%June 1995	62.1%February 1995	▲ +0.6
1994	63.6%	64.6%May 1994	62.4%February 1994	▲ +0.5
1993	63.8%	64.7%June 1993	62.3%February 1993	▲ +1.1
1992	64.0%	64.8%May 1992	62.5%January 1992	▲ +1.2
1991	63.8%	64.8%June 1991	62.1%January 1991	▲ +1.5
1990	63.3%	64.2%May 1990	61.5%January 1990	▲ +1.4
1989	62.9%	63.9%June 1989	61.0%January 1989	▲ +1.5
1988	62.6%	63.7%May 1988	61.0%February 1988	▲ +0.8
1987	62.6%	63.6%May 1987	61.0%February 1987	▲ +1.1
1986	62.8%	63.7%July 1986	61.3%February 1986	▲ +0.4
1985	63.0%	64.0%May 1985	61.7%January 1985	0.0
1984	63.4%	64.5%June 1984	61.6%January 1984	▲ +0.8
1983	63.8%	64.9%June 1983	62.3%February 1983	▲ +0.3
1982	63.3%	64.5%May 1982	61.5%January 1982	▲ +1.4
1981	63.3%	64.4%June 1981	61.5%January 1981	▲ +1.1
1980	63.3%	64.6%June 1980	61.3%January 1980	▲ +1.1
1979	63.4%	64.7%June 1979	61.6%February 1979	▲ +0.7
1978	63.4%	65.0%June 1978	61.3%January 1978	▲ +1.3
1977	63.2%	64.4%June 1977	61.1%February 1977	▲ +1.5
1976	63.0%	63.8%July 1976	61.3%January 1976	▲ +0.9
1975	63.0%	64.4%June 1975	60.9%January 1975	▲ +1.4
1974	63.6%	64.9%May 1974	61.9%January 1974	▲ +0.2
1973	64.6%	66.1%October 1973	62.8%December 1973	▼ −0.1
1972	64.4%	65.6%May 1972	62.5%February 1972	▲ +0.9
1971	65.0%	66.5%June 1971	62.7%February 1971	▲ +0.6
1970	65.4%	66.9%July 1970	62.6%February 1970	▲ +1.2
1969	65.5%	67.3%May 1969	62.6%February 1969	▲ +1.1
1968	65.9%	67.9%June 1968	62.5%February 1968	▲ +1.2
1967	65.9%	68.6%June 1967	62.2%January 1967	▲ +2.1
1966	65.8%	67.8%June 1966	62.5%January 1966	▲ +1.3
1965	65.7%	67.6%June 1965	62.3%January 1965	▲ +1.6
1964	66.1%	68.4%May 1964	62.8%February 1964	▲ +0.6
1963	67.0%	69.2%May 1963	62.1%January 1963	▲ +3.1
1962	68.3%	70.5%May 1962	64.8%January 1962	▲ +1.5
1961	69.1%	71.2%May 1961	65.4%January 1961	▲ +2.1
1960	69.2%	71.4%May 1960	64.0%January 1960	▲ +3.7
1959	69.0%	71.8%May 1959	65.1%January 1959	▲ +1.3
1958	69.7%	72.6%June 1958	65.8%January 1958	▲ +2.2
1957	70.7%	72.8%October 1957	66.7%January 1957	▲ +2.4
1956	70.5%	73.9%June 1956	65.8%February 1956	▲ +3.1
1955	70.8%	74.0%June 1955	63.7%January 1955	▲ +6.1
1954	69.8%	73.0%October 1954	63.3%January 1954	▲ +4.8
1953	70.0%	72.9%October 1953	65.3%February 1953	▲ +1.5

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