Japan’s labor force population reached a record high 70.04 million in 2025, buoyed by the continued influx of seniors, women and foreign nationals in the job market, an internal affairs ministry ...

In this post, I decompose the recent decline in LFPR into changes in the composition of the population and in workers' willingness to supply labor. I find that the reduction in the foreign-born ...

With a young and fast-growing labor force, Africa records high participation rates. Understanding how working-age people engage in the labor market helps clarify their contribution to economic ...