Labor force numbers:
66.15 million (2008 estimate)
country comparison to the world: 9
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 4.4%
industry: 27.9%
services: 66.4% (2005)
Unemployment rate:
4.2% (2008 estimate)
country comparison to the world: 51
3.8% (2007 estimate)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 4.8%
highest 10%: 21.7% (1993)
Distribution of family income:
Gini index: 38.1 (2002)
country comparison to the world: 74
- Japan Stocks Advance on U.S. Jobs Data; Nikon Jumps After Lifting Forecast - Bloomberg
Exporters rallied as the unemployment ... other Japanese carmakers also rallied after the maker of Prius forecast sales will climb 21 percent this year as production recovers following disruptions caused by natural disasters in Japan and ...
- LEAD: Japan shares jump 1.1 per cent on positive US employment data - Monsters and Critics
Tokyo - Japanese stocks rose 1.1 per cent Monday to a three-month ... The United States is a key market for Japan's export-oriented manufacturers, many of which were hard hit by last year's tsunami and earthquake. On Friday, the Dow Jones ...
- Japan's industrial output rebounds 4 percent - msnbc.com
But Japan's unemployment rate edged up 0.1 point to 4.6 percent ... damaging hundreds of factories and component-makers supplying Japanese manufacturers. "The pace of recovery will be slow," Nishioka said. "So far, we're seeing some recovery ...
- Japanese Industrial Output Rises by 4 Percent in December - Voice of America
Japanese industrial production made a bigger than expected ... Meanwhile, data showed that Japan’s unemployment rate rose to 4.6 percent in December, up from 4.5 percent a month earlier.
- BRIEF: Japan stocks rise on positive economic data [dpa, Berlin] - Businessweek
31--TOKYO -- Japanese shares rose Tuesday morning as investor sentiment ... The broader Topix index was up 1.17 points, or 0.15 per cent, at 758.18. Japan's industrial output climbed a seasonally adjusted 4 per cent in December from the previous ...
- Japan spending rises, but so does jobless rate - Marketwatch
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese household spending surprised with a gain in December, although the unemployment rate was a little worse than expected. December spending by households of two or more people rose 0.5% in deflation-adjusted ...
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