Figures are unitary count of persons (#). The industry classification is JSIC 12, with scope of sections A to T. Geo coverage is the country and all 47 prefectures. The start date is 2005, with a value every five years.

The series reside in the historical catalog (Japan » Labor and Wages » Employment by Industry » Censal » Sex and JSIC 12) and include, for example:

• LWQEMTPSUC.IJPN_HO = Employment: Both sexes - Scientific research; professional and technical services [L], (#) - for Hokkaido
• LWQEMMCNUC.IJPN_AI = Employment: Male - Construction [D] - for Aichi
• LWQEMFPDUC.IJPN_CH = Employment: Female - Government except elsewhere classified [S] - for Chiba

Because catalog locations are subject to change, the upper - right search box on DataBuffet.com provides a "find in catalog" mode that accepts a mnemonic.

Please be aware that

These data originate in the Population Census conducted every five years. The native frequency of the Data Buffet time series is annual, but the four intercensal years have "ND" values.

Hokkaido prefecture (IJPN_HO) and region (IJPN_HOKK) are conterminous. Depending on the dataset, you may see one or the other geo code.

References

• 2015 (Heisei 27) census
• List of tables
• Publication with labor force status (pdf, Japanese) (26 Apr. 2017, Heisei 29)
• JSIC 12 (Japanese)
• JSIC 12 (English)

See also

• Other recent operations on Japan