Japan Full-Time Employment: 37,830,000 Persons (September 2026)
Japan Full-Time Employment came in at 37,830,000 on Oct 30, 2026, compared with 37,350,000 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Japan context, and API access for this series.
- Actual
- 37,830,000
- Previous
- 37,350,000
- Forecast
- --
- Next release
- Dec 1, 2026
September 2026
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Japan Full-Time Employment release analysis
What the release showed
Japan Full-Time Employment came in at 37,830,000 in the release of Oct 30, 2026, up 480,000 from 37,350,000.
Why Full-Time Employment matters for JPY
Full-time employment growth indicates sustained business confidence and demand for labour, signalling durable economic expansion and potential wage pressure that the Bank of Japan monitors closely.
How to read it
Strong full-time job creation supports the jpy as it implies businesses are expanding capacity. When full-time employment falls even as total employment rises, it may indicate a quality deterioration in the labour market.
What to watch next
The next Japan Full-Time Employment release is due on Dec 1, 2026.
- Full-time vs part-time monthly divergence
- Hours-worked confirmation
- Year-over-year full-time growth
- Sector composition (services vs goods)
Recent Japan Full-Time Employment releases
Each release with the date it was published. Full history
| Released | Period | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | September 2026 | 37,830,000 | 37,350,000 | -- |
| Oct 2, 2026 | August 2026 | 37,350,000 | 37,360,000 | -- |
Pickup record
When the official source published this release and when the figure was on FXMacroData. All times are UTC.
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- Scheduled for
of publication
29 Oct 2026 UTC
29 Oct 2026 UTC
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|---|---|
| Official source published |
Between and UTC, 29 Oct 2026
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| Available within | 2 min 12 s of publication |
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import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/jpy/full_time_employment",
headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
timeout=30,
)
rows = resp.json()["data"]
print(rows[-1])Match this release by announcement_id jpy_full_time_employment_2026-09-30. Forecasts for the same release: /v1/predictions/jpy/full_time_employment.
Release data snapshot
Citation fields for this announcement.
| Public release ID | jpy_full_time_employment_2026-10-29 |
|---|---|
| API announcement ID | jpy_full_time_employment_2026-09-30 |
| Release time |
Planned 2026-10-29 23:30 UTC
|
| Reference period date | 2026-09-30 |
| Actual value | 37,830,000 |
| Previous value | 37,350,000 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
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Common questions about this release
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What did Japan Full-Time Employment come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?
Japan Full-Time Employment was 37,830,000 Persons in September 2026. The previous reading was 37,350,000 Persons.
When was this Japan Full-Time Employment release published?
The official schedule lists Oct 30, 2026 at 08:30 Asia/Tokyo. The actual publication time is unavailable.
When is the next Japan Full-Time Employment release?
The next Japan Full-Time Employment release is scheduled for Dec 1, 2026.
What is the official source for Japan Full-Time Employment?
Statistics Bureau publishes the official Full-Time Employment series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.
Raw announcement payload
Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.
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