Japan Labor Force Participation Rate

A Japan Labor Force Participation Rate is an labor participation rate for the Japan labor force.

• Example(s):
  • Its highest value since 1970 was 64.6% in 1970[1].
  • Its lowest value since 1970 was 58.4 in 2012[2].
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a U.S. Labor Participation Rate, or a China Labor Participation Rate.
  • a Japan Unemployment Rate.
  • a Japan Labor Productivity Measure.
• See: 1990s Japanese Stagflation.

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References

2013

• http://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2013/10/22-america-one-time-home-employment-miracle-burtless
  • Chart 1. Changes in the Labor Force Participation Rate of 25-53 Year-Old Adults in 17 OECD Countries, 1989-2013 [3]

• http://www.bls.gov/fls/flscomparelf/lfcompendium.xls

Year	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992	1991	1990	1989	1988	1987	1986	1985	1984	1983	1982	1981	1980	1979	1978	1977	1976	1975	1974	1973	1972	1971	1970
United States	63.7	64.1	64.7	65.4	66.0	66.0	66.2	66.0	66.0	66.2	66.6	66.8	67.1	67.1	67.1	67.1	66.8	66.6	66.6	66.3	66.4	66.2	66.5	66.5	65.9	65.6	65.3	64.8	64.4	64.0	64.0	63.9	63.8	63.7	63.2	62.3	61.6	61.2	61.3	60.8	60.4	60.2	60.4
Canada	66.7	66.8	67.0	67.2	67.7	67.5	67.2	67.3	67.6	67.7	67.1	66.1	66.0	65.8	65.4	65.1	64.8	64.9	65.2	65.5	65.9	66.8	67.4	67.5	67.1	66.8	66.4	66.0	65.5	65.2	64.9	65.7	65.0	64.5	63.7	62.8	62.5	61.1	60.5	59.7	58.6	58.1	57.8
Germany	59.2	59.2	58.6	58.5	58.4	58.3	58.1	57.5	56.4	56.0	56.4	56.7	56.7	56.9	57.7	57.3	57.1	57.1	57.4	57.8	58.1	58.8	55.0	55.2	55.1	55.0	54.9	54.7	54.4	54.3	54.6	54.7	54.7	54.5	54.4	54.4	54.6	55.0	55.7	56.3	56.2	56.5	56.9
Japan	58.4	58.7	59.1	59.3	59.6	59.8	59.6	59.5	59.6	59.9	60.4	61.2	61.7	62.0	62.6	63.0	62.8	62.8	62.9	63.2	63.3	63.1	62.6	62.1	61.8	61.8	62.1	62.2	62.7	63.1	62.7	62.6	62.6	62.7	62.8	62.5	62.4	62.4	63.1	64.0	63.8	64.2	64.5

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