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These first three graphs point out unemployment rates and changes in employment. The focus is Japan, but other countries are pointed out in comparison. It seems as if both Japan and America have low unemployment rates compared to the rest of the world. | |||
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This graph is useful in pointing out a major difference in world labor forces. It has always been thought that the Japanese worker works longer and harder than any other country. It seems that recently America is not too far behind. | |||
'''Rate of Job Changes in Japan''' | |||
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The biggest change with Japanese human capital is that it is becoming more flexible in the past. This graph shows the ability and willingness more workers are gaining to change jobs. It was thought in the past that most Japanese workers were hired by one company and served their entire careers at that company. This statistics show that this characteristic is definitely changing. | |||
[http://web-japan.org/stat/category_09.html Source] | |||
Still the most important stats come from the Japanese Statistics Bureau & Statistical Research and Training Institute, where in their "Employed Persons by Employment Status" findings a new trend is found. From 1990 to 2004 there has been a 2.6% increase in the number of temporary workers in Japan. This is countered by only a .2% increase in full time employees and since 1995 full time employees dropped (by tens of thousands) from 4,709 to 4,608. In Japan, while unemployment is down, the amount of full time employment is also down or not increasing at the same rate as temporary employment. | |||
[http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/figures/zuhyou/1618.xls Source] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:27, 4 May 2006
These first three graphs point out unemployment rates and changes in employment. The focus is Japan, but other countries are pointed out in comparison. It seems as if both Japan and America have low unemployment rates compared to the rest of the world.
This graph is useful in pointing out a major difference in world labor forces. It has always been thought that the Japanese worker works longer and harder than any other country. It seems that recently America is not too far behind.
Rate of Job Changes in Japan
The biggest change with Japanese human capital is that it is becoming more flexible in the past. This graph shows the ability and willingness more workers are gaining to change jobs. It was thought in the past that most Japanese workers were hired by one company and served their entire careers at that company. This statistics show that this characteristic is definitely changing. Source
Still the most important stats come from the Japanese Statistics Bureau & Statistical Research and Training Institute, where in their "Employed Persons by Employment Status" findings a new trend is found. From 1990 to 2004 there has been a 2.6% increase in the number of temporary workers in Japan. This is countered by only a .2% increase in full time employees and since 1995 full time employees dropped (by tens of thousands) from 4,709 to 4,608. In Japan, while unemployment is down, the amount of full time employment is also down or not increasing at the same rate as temporary employment.
