Japanese Space Industry Employment

2016 – Japanese Space Industry Employment

The Japanese space workforce grew by 5.1% from 2014 to 2015, adding 423 workers. This continued a trend of growth that began after a low point for the industry in…

2015 – Japanese Space Industry Employment

The Japanese space workforce increased by 3.2% from 2013 to 2014, reaching 8,232 workers. This is nearly 30% larger than the size of the space workforce five years prior, in…

2014 – Japanese Space Industry Employment

From 2012 to 2013, Japan saw a 2.5% decrease in its workforce, shedding about 200 jobs, for a total of 7,978 space workers in 2013. Overall employment is still well…

2011 – Japanese Space Industry Employment

According to the Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies (SJAC), Japanese private-sector space employment has averaged 6,380 jobs over the past decade. The number of Japanese private-sector space jobs was highest…

2009 – Japanese Space Industry Employment

According to the Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies, there were ## Japanese space employees in 2007, the most recent year for which data was available. Japanese space employment declined sharply…

2010 – Japanese Space Industry Employment

According to data from the Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies (SJAC), Japan’s space employment dropped precipitously between 2007 and 2008, but then rebounded even more sharply from 2008 to 2009,…

2012 – Japanese Space Industry Employment

Japan’s space workforce included ## workers in 2011, reaching the highest level in the past 10 years. The workforce in Japan grew by ##% from 2010 to 2011, adding ##…

2013 – Japanese Space Industry Employment

In 2012, there were ## individuals working in the Japanese space industry. This was an increase of ##% from 2011, adding ## people. At least some of this increase was…