## Graphic 42 Trend in Number of “Freeter” People

2 From year 2002, the definition for “Freeters” was a 15-34 year old person, who were men that have graduated, or women that have graduated and are unmarried, [1] people working in jobs that are termed “Part-time” or “Temporary Part-time,” [2] for those completely unemployed who were looking for “Part-time or temporary part-time” work, [3] for those not part of the labor force but wanted a “Part-time or temporary part-time” job, and “Others” who are not engaged in housework, schooling, or receiving job offers.

3 Please note that since the definition of “Freeters” for years 1982 to 1997 is slightly different from the definition from 2002, there may be a disconnect in the figures.

4 The figures of 2011 do not include numbers from the Iwate, Miyagi, or Fukushima prefectures.

Source) Developed by MLIT from: MIC "Labor Force Survey"

## Graphic 43 Trend in Number of Young Unemployed People

## (High Levels of Personnel Turnover Trend)

Among people who find employment, there are many that quite their jobs. When looking at the rate of university graduates who quit their job within their first three years of employment, the numbers rose after the economic bubble burst, and after 1995 the percentage continued to be above 30%. The peak number of job turnover was among March 2004 graduates, at 36.6%. Since then the number has been declining, but persists in remaining at high levels, with 28.8% among March 2009 graduates (Graphic 44). This trend is also seen in high school graduates, with job turnover rates rising after the economic bubble burst. Among March 2000 graduates, the job turnover reached its peak at 50.3%. Since then the number has been declining, but still high, with 35.7% job turnover rate among March 2009 graduates (Graphic 45).

Trend in Job Turnover Rates among New University Graduates by Length of Employment

(Note) 1 Number of people who found employment from each education level, presumed to be new graduates, are calculated from the certificate of graduation and the birth date on the New Insurance Qualifying Personnel subscription notification for employment insurance as a new graduate submitted by the office to Hello Work (Japanese government's Employment Service Center), then the job turnover rate/number of people who quit are calculated from the date the job ended.

Source) Developed by MLIT from: data from MHLW

2 Due to rounding of numbers, the turnover rate for 3 years may not correspond to the total turnover rate of 1, 2, and 3 years together.

Trend in Job Turnover Rates among New High School Graduates by Length of Employment

(Note) 1 Number of people who found employment from each education level, presumed to be new graduates, are calculated from the certificate of graduation and the birth date on the New Insurance Qualifying Personnel subscription notification for employment insurance as a new graduate submitted by the office to Hello Work (Japanese government's Employment Service Center), then the job turnover rate/number of people who quit are calculated from the date the job ended.

2 Due to rounding of numbers, the turnover rate for 3 years may not correspond to the total turnover rate of 1, 2, and 3 years together.

Source) Developed by the MLIT from: data from MHLW