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Part I of the "White Paper on the Labour Economy 2005," "Trends and Features of the Labour Economy in 2004," analyzes current trends of the labour economy mainly in 2004. Part II, "Labour Policy Issues in a Society with a Declining Population," predicts that Japan's population will peak in 2006 and begin declining, and the Japanese first baby boom generation (born in 1947-1949) will begin retiring in 2007, Part II analyzes the issues that must be tackled in order to achieve sustainable development in the face of labour supply constraints. In addition, the White Paper examines initiatives on the labour policies required if we are to build a society where all work together for mutual support.
A summary of the White Paper follows.


Contents


Part I  Trends and Features of the Labour Economy in 2004

Chapter 1  Employment and Unemployment Trends (PDF:411KB)
Chapter 2  Trends in Wages and Hours Worked (PDF:42KB)
Chapter 3  Trends in Prices and Worker's Household Expenditures (PDF:99KB)



Part II  Labour Policy Issues in a Society with a Declining Population

Chapter 1  Population Change and the Economy and Society
  Section 1  Recent Economy and Society Change (PDF:498KB)
  Section 2  Population, Population Structure,and Economy and Society (PDF:455KB)
  Section 3  Regional Labour Economy in Terms of Population (PDF:609KB)
  Section 4  Outlook for Economy and Society (PDF:322KB)

Chapter 2  Current Situation and Issues in the Labour Supply
  Section 1  The Attitudes of Youth Issues Related to Employment Promotion (PDF:364KB)
  Section 2  The Attitudes of the Elderly and Issues Related to Employment Promotion (PDF:346KB)
  Section 3  The Attitudes of Women and Issues Related to Employment Promotion (PDF:611KB)

Chapter 3  Changing Corporate Behavior and Employment Management Issues
  Section 1  Changing Population and Age Structure and Changes in Corporate Systems (PDF:271KB)
  Section 2  Responding to Changes in the Structure of the Labour Supply (PDF:568KB)

Summary (PDF:29KB)

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