Employment rate, 15–64 during each mayor's tenure
17 mayors, ranked by how the employment rate, 15–64 changed from their first day in office, next to the prefecture over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Mayor | City | In office | Total | vs prefecture | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ind Sōichirō Takashima | Fukuoka | 7 Dec 2010 – now | +8.4 pp 2010 → 2023 | −0.3 pp prefecture +8.7 pp | +0.6 pp/yr | |
| 2 | Ind Katsuhiro Akimoto | Sapporo | 2 May 2015 – now | +7.6 pp 2014 → 2023 | +1.4 pp prefecture +6.2 pp | +0.8 pp/yr | |
| 3 | N Ōmori Masao | Okayama | 9 Oct 2013 – now | +7.4 pp 2013 → 2023 | +0.3 pp prefecture +7.1 pp | +0.7 pp/yr | |
| 4 | N Kazumi Matsui | Hiroshima | 12 Apr 2011 – now | +7.2 pp 2010 → 2023 | −1.5 pp prefecture +8.7 pp | +0.6 pp/yr | |
| 5 | O Takashi Kawamura | Nagoya | 28 Apr 2009 – 25 Nov 2024 | +7.2 pp 2008 → 2023 | −1.0 pp prefecture +8.2 pp | +0.5 pp/yr | |
| 6 | LDP Kazufumi Ōnishi | Kumamoto | 3 Dec 2014 – now | +6.2 pp 2014 → 2023 | +0.0 pp prefecture +6.2 pp | +0.7 pp/yr | |
| 7 | N Emiko Okuyama | Sendai | 22 Aug 2009 – 22 Aug 2017 | +5.6 pp 2009 → 2017 | +0.1 pp prefecture +5.5 pp | +0.7 pp/yr | |
| 8 | Ishin Tōru Hashimoto | Osaka | 19 Dec 2011 – 19 Dec 2015 | +5.4 pp 2011 → 2015 | +2.8 pp prefecture +2.6 pp | +1.4 pp/yr | |
| 9 | Kibo Yuriko Koike | Tokyo | 2 Aug 2016 – now | +5.3 pp 2016 → 2023 | +0.9 pp prefecture +4.4 pp | +0.8 pp/yr | |
| 10 | DPJ Kazuko Kōri | Sendai | 22 Aug 2017 – now | +3.4 pp 2017 → 2023 | −0.1 pp prefecture +3.5 pp | +0.6 pp/yr |
Showing 10 of 18 tenures.
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); the prefecture is measured over the same months. Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % of the population aged 15–64 · Statistics Bureau of Japan via the OECD metropolitan database (functional urban area), annual, calendar years dated at mid-year · metropolitan area (functional urban area) data · as of Sep 2026.