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Part-Time Employment (JPY)

Number of persons employed part-time.

Latest reading: 64450000.0 (2016-05-31)  ·  10k Persons

Category: Labor Market

API Endpoint

/api/v1/announcements/jpy/part_time_employment

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About Part-Time Employment (JPY)

Part-time employment for Japan counts workers employed fewer than 35 hours per week, including both voluntary part-time and involuntary (underemployment). Involuntary part-time work is a key slack indicator.

Why FX traders watch it

High involuntary part-time employment signals hidden labour market slack that can dampen wage growth even when headline unemployment is low, an important nuance for the Bank of Japan's assessment of economic capacity.

How to interpret the data

Rising involuntary part-time employment during an expansion is a dovish signal; it indicates more workers want full-time jobs, limiting wage pressure. Falling part-time counts alongside rising full-time employment is the most bullish combination for the jpy.

Historical Part-Time Employment (JPY)

Source: BoJ/Statistics Japan  ·  Monthly  ·  10k Persons

Data provided by FXMacroData via the /api/v1/announcements/jpy/part_time_employment endpoint. For access, see pricing.

Data Source

Primary Source

BoJ/Statistics Japan

Official Series ID

0000040410

Data Format and Properties

Data Frequency

Monthly

Unit of Measure

10k Persons

JSON Response Structure

The endpoint returns a chronological list of observations in JSON format. 

{
    "currency": "JPY",
    "indicator": "part_time_employment",
    "has_official_forecast": false,
    "start_date": "2023-01-01",
    "end_date": "2023-12-31",
    "data": [
        {
            "date": "2024-07-01",
            "val": 4.2,
            "announcement_datetime": 1722456000
        }
    ]
}

Request Parameters & Usage

Parameter Required Format Description
start_date NO YYYY-MM-DD Optional lower bound for the requested history.
end_date NO YYYY-MM-DD Optional upper bound. Defaults to the current date.
api_key CONDITIONAL string Required for non-USD announcement requests. USD announcement requests are public without an API key.

Example Usage

To retrieve Part-Time Employment data for JPY from 2023: 

GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/jpy/part_time_employment?start_date=2023-01-01&end_date=2023-12-31&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY