As a special service to JHRS members like you, we are pleased to inform you of the following latest information on publications, research reports, and statistics from The Japan Institute for Labor Productivity and Training or JILPT (an agency of the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare or MHLW). We hope that you find this useful in your business and HR profession.

◆ Japanese Working Life Profile 2013/2014 - Labor Statistics
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This booklet contains selected labor statistics to present a profile of Japanese workers from various perspectives. It covers basic statistical data to give a whole picture of Japanese labor situation, such as indices for economic environment, employment situation, working conditions, family life and social security policy. Also, it provides statistics on some topics dealing with current labor issues in Japan.

 【Contents】
   1. Economic Environment
   2. Population / Labor Force
   3. Employment
   4. Labor Turnover / Unemployment
   5. Working Conditions (Wages, Working Hours, Others)
   6. Education / Human Resources Development
   7. Labor Relations
   8. Worker's Life
   9. Social Security

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◆ Survey Series: Survey on Working Life
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The Survey on Working Life is carried out with the objective of using  a chronological study to gain an understanding of the reality of working life, clarifying the baseline and changes therein, conducting evaluations thereof, and obtaining basic data for policy-making. In ascertaining the baseline of working life, this study focuses on people's concerns (consciousness) and trends therein, centering on their self-actualization through work; the survey is characterized by its approach, involving the examination of a diverse range of aspects of work consciousness, including attitude to work, the relationship between work and other aspects of life, and awareness of systems and rules with work at their core.

  ◇Survey Series No.41 (2007)
    "5th Survey on Working Life" (Provisional Translation)

  ◇Survey Series No.6 (2004)
    "4th Survey on Working Life" (Provisional Translation)

  ◇Research Report No.2
    "How Work Consciousness Changes: Analysis of the Survey Results on Working Life
     (1999, 2000, and 2001)"

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◆ Statistics
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  ◇Main Labor Economic Indicators, January 2014
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