Population and Labor Force
  Population
15 years old
and over		 Labor force Labor force participation
rate
  Annual change   Annual change
Calendar year
2006
07
08
09
10
11
 10thous.
11,020
11,043
11,050
11,050
11,049
10,552
 10thous.
6,657
6,669
6,650
6,617
6,590
6,261
 10thous.
7
12
-19
-33
-27
-36
 %
60.4
60.4
60.2
59.9
59.6
59.3
 point
0.0
0.0
-0.2
-0.3
-0.3
-0.4
Apr-11
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-12
Feb
Mar
Apr
Jun
 10,553
10,557
10,556
10,557
10,536
11,034
11,039
11,039
11,037
11,104
11,101
11,101
11,097
11,092
 6,302
6,312
6,295
6,266
6,242
6,551
6,552
6,540
6,497
6,502
6,515
6,521
6,591
6,595
 -24
-29
-33
-41
-76
-98
-69
-30
-34
-67
-55
* -39
* -39
* -46
 59.7
59.8
59.6
59.4
59.2
59.4
59.4
59.2
58.9
58.6
58.7
58.7
59.4
59.5
 -0.3
-0.3
-0.3
-0.3
-0.7
-0.8
-0.5
-0.2
-0.2
-0.4
-0.3
* -0.3
* -0.2
* -0.2
Source MIC "Labour Force Survey"
 NOTES :Annual data for 2011 and monthly data for Mar.-Aug.2011 are not included the data of Iwate,Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures.
Retroactive adjustment data, ---calculated by applying 2010 census base benchmark population---,are used for calculating "Change from the year" during 2012.
* : Calculated by supplementary estimated figures (referential figures).





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