Japan - Employment in services

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Japan was 83.15 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 83.15 in 2019, while its lowest value was 64.52 in 1991.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).

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

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Year Value
1991 64.52
1992 65.27
1993 66.54
1994 67.61
1995 68.42
1996 69.08
1997 69.73
1998 71.26
1999 72.12
2000 72.90
2001 73.95
2002 75.30
2003 76.25
2004 77.15
2005 77.87
2006 78.36
2007 78.80
2008 79.31
2009 80.60
2010 81.29
2011 81.77
2012 82.09
2013 82.25
2014 82.32
2015 82.31
2016 82.74
2017 82.86
2018 82.84
2019 83.15

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Japan was 63.93 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 63.93 in 2019, while its lowest value was 54.42 in 1992.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).

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

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Year Value
1991 54.69
1992 54.42
1993 54.92
1994 54.88
1995 55.34
1996 55.64
1997 55.69
1998 56.50
1999 56.68
2000 57.10
2001 57.83
2002 58.53
2003 59.28
2004 59.98
2005 60.36
2006 60.53
2007 60.75
2008 60.99
2009 61.79
2010 62.49
2011 62.69
2012 62.70
2013 62.67
2014 62.97
2015 63.18
2016 63.46
2017 63.49
2018 63.61
2019 63.93

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Japan was 72.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 72.40 in 2019, while its lowest value was 58.68 in 1991.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).

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

See also:

Year Value
1991 58.68
1992 58.82
1993 59.60
1994 60.00
1995 60.60
1996 61.06
1997 61.37
1998 62.48
1999 62.92
2000 63.49
2001 64.38
2002 65.34
2003 66.21
2004 67.02
2005 67.56
2006 67.88
2007 68.18
2008 68.56
2009 69.64
2010 70.37
2011 70.69
2012 70.86
2013 70.99
2014 71.23
2015 71.39
2016 71.79
2017 71.93
2018 72.08
2019 72.40

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity