Survey on Labour Economy Trend (labour shortage D.I.) — Regular employees
Latest value
46.00 points as of 2026-Q3
±0.000ptYoY
Survey on Labour Economy Trend (labour shortage D.I.) — Regular employees: history
Unit: points
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About Survey on Labour Economy Trend (labour shortage D.I.) — Regular employees
The labour shortage D.I. comes from the quarterly Survey on Labour Economy Trends: the share of establishments answering that labour is "insufficient" minus the share answering "excessive". The larger the positive figure, the tighter the labour market; it breaks down by type of employment (regular staff, part-time and so on).
Recent values
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q3 | 46.00 points |
| 2026-Q2 | 48.00 points |
| 2026-Q1 | 48.00 points |
| 2025-Q4 | 48.00 points |
| 2025-Q3 | 46.00 points |
| 2025-Q2 | 46.00 points |
| 2025-Q1 | 50.00 points |
| 2024-Q4 | 48.00 points |
| 2024-Q3 | 48.00 points |
| 2024-Q2 | 46.00 points |
| 2024-Q1 | 52.00 points |
| 2023-Q4 | 50.00 points |
Source and data handling
- Source
- MHLW
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Unit
- points
- Last ingested
- 2026-10-05
Created by editing the Employment Referrals for General Workers, Survey on Labour Economy Trend, and Monthly Labour Survey (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, via the Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan (e-Stat), https://www.e-stat.go.jp/).