Most people balance work and childcare, and the number of female workers in Japan has reached a historical peak | employment | history
Tokyo, Japan
According to a report by Kyodo News Agency on the 22nd, the results of the 2022 "Basic Survey on Employment Structure" released by the Ministry of General Affairs of Japan showed that there were 30.354 million women employed, an increase of 1.215 million from the previous survey, setting a new historical high. The female employment rate has reached a historical peak of 53.2%.
Among all employed individuals in Japan, there are 36.706 million males, a slight decrease from the previous statistics. The increase in female employment has boosted overall data, with a total of 67.06 million employed people, also reaching a historic high. The significant increase in women's employment rate may be due to a certain degree of improvement in the social environment that allows women to balance parenting and work, according to Kyodo News.
Statistics show that 85.2% of employed individuals work while raising preschool children, an increase of 5.9 percentage points from the previous statistics and the highest since the start of the survey. Among women who are raising preschool children, 73.4% are able to balance work and childcare at the same time, reaching a historic high.
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Statistics also show that in 2022, 106000 people resigned to take care of or take care of their families, an increase of 7000 from the previous statistics. Kyodo News Agency stated that this situation is very significant among the population aged 60 and above, with elderly care being the norm for both those receiving and providing care.
The Japanese government conducts a basic survey on employment structure every 5 years to understand the working conditions of the entire population. The survey targets individuals aged 15 and above, with a total of 1.08 million people participating in the statistics, thus inferring the overall situation in Japan.