Across the three employment categories shown for Yokohama, regular employees account for 66.2%, temporary agency workers 3.7%, and part-time and other workers 30.1%, giving a combined non-regular share of 33.8%. The original article's “95.9% regular employment” did not align with the reported headcounts and denominator, while its wage guide lacked a public statistical basis, so the article has been corrected to figures that are internally consistent within the same dataset.
Yokohama employees by employment type (2020 Census)
| Employment type | Number | Share of the 3 listed categories |
|---|---|---|
| Total of the 3 listed categories | 1,438,885 | 100.0% |
| Regular employees | 952,414 | 66.2% |
| Temporary agency workers | 53,586 | 3.7% |
| Part-time, casual, and other workers | 432,885 | 30.1% |
| Non-regular total (temporary + part-time, etc.) | 486,471 | 33.8% |
Because the previously cited 960,000 regular workers plus 470,000 non-regular workers greatly exceeded the reported total number of employees, the regular figure may have come from a different aggregation that included all employees. The combined 475,000 part-time/casual and temporary workers provides an approximate non-regular headcount.
About one in three employees is a temporary, part-time, or other non-regular worker
There are 952,414 regular employees, 53,586 temporary agency workers, and 432,885 part-time, casual, and other workers. Using the total of 1,438,885 across these three listed categories as the denominator gives 66.2% regular and 33.8% non-regular employment.
Part-time and other workers make up most of the non-regular category. However, census employment-type data do not show hourly or monthly pay, so the occupation-specific hourly-wage guide in the original article has been removed.
A huge 18-ward consumer-services market creates diverse forms of employment
Yokohama Station, Minato Mirai, and Shin-Yokohama contain regular employment at large companies and offices, while retail, food service, healthcare, long-term care, education, and logistics supporting roughly 3.78 million residents rely heavily on part-time and temporary workers. These jobs also provide employment opportunities for a wide range of people, including parents raising children, older workers, and students.
A 33.8% non-regular share does not mean that employment across Yokohama is uniformly unstable, but it does show that a substantial segment of workers may face different wages, working hours, social-insurance arrangements, and career opportunities from regular employees.
How to read these figures
Scheduled monthly wages do not include bonuses or overtime pay. This table alone also does not show differences in industry composition, company-size composition, or occupational mix.
The article is organized primarily around published statistical figures. Numerical values directly observable in the statistical tables should be distinguished from interpretations of background factors.
Summary: Yokohama's non-regular share is 33.8%, not a 95.9% regular-employment rate
Across Yokohama's three listed categories, 66.2% are regular employees and 33.8% are non-regular workers. By removing an inconsistent denominator and an unsupported wage table, the article focuses only on employment types that can be verified in census data.
- Regular employees: 952,414, or 66.2%
- Temporary agency workers: 53,586, or 3.7%
- Part-time and other workers: 432,885, or 30.1%
- Temporary + part-time and other workers: 486,471, or 33.8%
Source: Published statistics listed in the Analysis notes at the end of this article
📊 Analysis notes
This article is based on the following statistical data.
- Statistics used: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Social and Demographic Statistics System (Labor) (Table ID: 0000020106, view on e-Stat)
- Area: Yokohama
- Year: 2020
- Data retrieved: June 6, 2026
- Notes: The article is organized primarily around figures from published statistics. Because industry composition, company-size composition, occupational mix, and other factors outside the article also matter, numerical values directly observable in the statistical tables should be distinguished from interpretation.
Chart and table values have been independently aggregated and visualized from the statistical data above.
Table values have been organized from the statistical data above.