Economy, jobs and prices in Aomori, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Aomori averaged 3.12 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 14th lowest of 262 cities and below the national average of 3,933.7 thousand yen per taxpayer. It is income before deductions, so it is not take-home pay.
How much income do people in Aomori earn in total?
Residents of Aomori had 355.5 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 113,923 resident-tax payers (41.4 per 100 residents, below the national figure (45.3)).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people work in Aomori?
At the 2020 census 127,394 residents of Aomori were in work and 134,053 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 46.3 employed people per 100 residents of all ages, above the national figure (45.7).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Aomori?
The unemployment rate in Aomori was 5.0% at the 2020 census (6,659 people out of 134,053 in the labour force), 17th highest of 262 cities, above the national figure (3.8%). The census was taken during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyWhat are the main industries in Aomori?
By sector, 2.7% of employed residents of Aomori worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 14.1% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 80.5% in tertiary industries (services and the rest) at the 2020 census. Nationally the shares were 3.4%, 23.0% and 70.6%. The three do not add to 100% because some jobs are not classified.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people are self-employed in Aomori?
83.2% of employed residents of Aomori were employees (excluding company directors), 7.6% were self-employed business owners and 4.6% were directors, at the 2020 census; nationally 81.4% were employees.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people commute into Aomori?
At the 2020 census 7,898 residents of Aomori commuted to work in another municipality and 10,820 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 278,910, or 101.4 per 100 night-time residents, 78th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Aomori?
Aomori had 12,430 private-sector business establishments employing 115,343 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.3 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Aomori?
Factories in Aomori shipped goods worth 129.4 billion yen in 2023 and employed 5,800 people in manufacturing in 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much do shops and wholesalers sell in Aomori?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Aomori sold goods worth 971.4 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 2,800 commercial establishments employing 22,363 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Aomori?
Aomori had 2,181 retail stores and 1,232 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 47 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 3 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Aomori?
Farmland in Aomori covered 83.00 square kilometres in 2024, 10.1% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Aomori recycle?
Aomori produced 96,706 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 13.7% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Aomori compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Aomori ranks 249 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 246 | Hirosaki | 3,165 thousand yen |
| 247 | Kirishima | 3,162 thousand yen |
| 248 | Ishinomaki | 3,156 thousand yen |
| 249 | Aomori | 3,121 thousand yen |
| 250 | Omuta | 3,118 thousand yen |
| 251 | Osaki | 3,089 thousand yen |
| 252 | Yatsushiro | 3,086 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Aomori ranks 17 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Omuta | 5.1% |
| 15 | Hitachi | 5.1% |
| 16 | Iwaki | 5.0% |
| 17 | Aomori | 5.0% |
| 18 | Osaka | 4.9% |
| 19 | Ishinomaki | 4.9% |
| 20 | Hakodate | 4.9% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Aomori ranks 78 of 262, highest first. Above 100 means more people are in the city by day than live there.
| Rank | City | Daytime population per 100 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 75 | Ueda | 101.6 |
| 76 | Sasebo | 101.5 |
| 77 | Yamaguchi | 101.4 |
| 78 | Aomori | 101.4 |
| 79 | Miyazaki | 101.3 |
| 80 | Nobeoka | 101.3 |
| 81 | Niigata | 101.3 |
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Sources
- Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications: Statistical Observations of Municipalities 2026 (social and demographic statistics, city, ward, town and village data), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2cb3d8c51aa1…)
- Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications: Statistical Observations of Prefectures 2026 (national figures, "All Japan" row), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b69774a5f40c…)
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