TOKYO -- The employment rate among women in Japan between the ages of 15 and 64 reached 70% for the first time in August, government data showed on Friday, reflecting a deepening labor shortage due to demographic pressures.
The rate ticked up 0.1 of a percentage point from a month earlier, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, with many women taking on part-time positions. The ratio of employed men and women in the same age range also rose 0.1 of a point to 77%, matching a record set in May.
