Updated Wednesday, April 23, 2008 0:00 am TWN, AFP

Japan’s workforce may shrink by third by 2050

TOKYO -- Japan’s workforce may shrink by more than one-third by 2050 if the country fails to halt a declining birthrate, the government said Tuesday in a report. The report outlined potential measures to make up for the shortfall, including making employment easier for Japanese women, who often tend to end their careers after having children.

Japan’s labour population stood at 66.57 million in 2006, slightly down from 67.66 million in 2000, according to the annual white paper on the falling birthrate submitted to the cabinet of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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