# 職業安定法 / Employment Security Act

- 昭和二十二年法律第百四十一号 · Act
- English title "Employment Security Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Text in force since: 2026-04-01
- URL: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act
- Permanent URL: https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000141
- 118 articles in the main text, 116 articles in the 附則 (supplementary provisions).

This law's whole text runs past 200 KB as Markdown, so its twin here is its table of
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government has legal effect.

One provision as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/art-1

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## 本則 (the main text)

- 第一章　総則 — Chapter I General Provisions · art-1 to art-5-8 · 67 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/ch-1 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/ch-1
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
  - 第一条から第五条まで — Articles 1 to 5 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/ch-1/from-art-1
  - 第五条の二から第五条の八まで — Articles 5-2 to 5-8 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/ch-1/from-art-5-2
- 第二章　職業安定機関の行う職業紹介及び職業指導 — Chapter II Employment Placement and Vocational Guidance by Employment Security Agencies · art-6 to art-28 · 85 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/ch-2 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/ch-2
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
  - 第六条から第十八条まで — Articles 6 to 18 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/ch-2/from-art-6
  - 第十八条の二から第二十八条まで — Articles 18-2 to 28 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/ch-2/from-art-18-2
- 第二章の二　地方公共団体の行う職業紹介 — Chapter II-2 Employment Placement Carried Out by Local Public Entities · art-29 to art-29-9 · 22 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/ch-2-2 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/ch-2-2
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第三章　職業安定機関及び地方公共団体以外の者の行う職業紹介 — Chapter III Employment Placement by Persons Other Than Employment Security Agencies and Local Public Entities · art-30 to art-35 · 131 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/ch-3 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/ch-3
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
  - 第三十条から第三十二条の三まで — Articles 30 to 32-3 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/ch-3/from-art-30
  - 第三十二条の四から第三十二条の十六まで — Articles 32-4 to 32-16 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/ch-3/from-art-32-4
  - 第三十三条から第三十五条まで — Articles 33 to 35 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/ch-3/from-art-33
- 第三章の二　労働者の募集 — Chapter III-2 Worker Recruitment · art-36 to art-43 · 23 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/ch-3-2 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/ch-3-2
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第三章の三　募集情報等提供事業 — Chapter III-3 Service of Providing Recruitment/Candidate Information · art-43-2 to art-43-9 · 20 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/ch-3-3 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/ch-3-3
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第三章の四　労働者供給事業 — Chapter III-4 The Worker Supply Services · art-44 to art-47 · 11 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/ch-3-4 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/ch-3-4
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第三章の五　労働者派遣事業等 — Chapter III-5 Worker Dispatch Services · art-47-2 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/ch-3-5 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/ch-3-5
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第四章　雑則 — Chapter IV Miscellaneous Provisions · art-47-3 to art-62 · 46 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/ch-4 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/ch-4
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第五章　罰則 — Chapter V Penal Provisions · art-63 to art-67 · 46 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/ch-5 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/ch-5
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## 附則・別表・様式 (supplementary provisions, appended tables and forms)

- 附　則 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3221-141 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3221-141
- 附　則 昭和二三年六月三〇日法律第七二号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3231-72 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3231-72
- 附　則 昭和二三年七月一〇日法律第一三〇号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3231-130 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3231-130
- 附　則 昭和二三年一二月三日法律第二二二号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3231-222 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3231-222
- 附　則 昭和二四年五月二〇日法律第八八号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3241-88 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3241-88
- 附　則 昭和二四年五月三一日法律第一六六号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3241-166 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3241-166
- 附　則 昭和二五年五月一日法律第一二〇号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3251-120 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3251-120
- 附　則 昭和二七年七月三一日法律第二七八号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3271-278 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3271-278
- 附　則 昭和二七年七月三一日法律第二八四号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3271-284 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3271-284
- 附　則 昭和三三年五月二日法律第一三三号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3331-133 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3331-133
- 附　則 昭和三五年三月三一日法律第一八号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3351-18 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3351-18
- 附　則 昭和三六年六月一七日法律第一四五号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3361-145 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3361-145
- 附　則 昭和三七年五月一六日法律第一四〇号 · 9 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3371-140 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3371-140
- 附　則 昭和三八年七月八日法律第一二一号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3381-121 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3381-121
- 附　則 昭和四一年七月二一日法律第一三二号 · 7 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3411-132 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3411-132
- 附　則 昭和四四年七月一八日法律第六四号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3441-64 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3441-64
- 附　則 昭和四六年五月二五日法律第六八号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3461-68 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3461-68
- 附　則 昭和四九年一二月二八日法律第一一七号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3491-117 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3491-117
- 附　則 昭和五五年一一月一九日法律第八五号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3551-85 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3551-85
- 附　則 昭和五八年一二月二日法律第七八号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3581-78 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3581-78
- 附　則 昭和五九年五月八日法律第二五号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3591-25 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3591-25
- 附　則 昭和六〇年七月五日法律第八九号 · 13 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3601-89 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3601-89
- 附　則 昭和六一年四月三〇日法律第四三号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3611-43 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3611-43
- 附　則 昭和六二年三月三一日法律第二三号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3621-23 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3621-23
- 附　則 昭和六二年六月一日法律第四一号 · 5 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3621-41 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3621-41
- 附　則 昭和六三年五月一七日法律第四〇号 · 7 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3631-40 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-3631-40
- 附　則 平成元年一二月一五日法律第七九号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4011-79 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4011-79
- 附　則 平成三年五月二日法律第五七号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4031-57 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4031-57
- 附　則 平成四年五月二七日法律第六三号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4041-63 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4041-63
- 附　則 平成四年六月三日法律第六七号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4041-67 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4041-67
- 附　則 平成四年六月二六日法律第八六号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4041-86 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4041-86
- 附　則 平成五年一一月一二日法律第八九号 · 11 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4051-89 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4051-89
- 附　則 平成八年五月二四日法律第四五号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4081-45 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4081-45
- 附　則 平成九年五月九日法律第四五号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4091-45 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4091-45
- 附　則 平成九年六月一八日法律第九二号 · 4 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4091-92 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4091-92
- 附　則 平成九年一二月一九日法律第一三一号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4091-131 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4091-131
- 附　則 平成一〇年一二月一八日法律第一四八号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4101-148 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4101-148
- 附　則 平成一一年三月三一日法律第二〇号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4111-20 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4111-20
- 附　則 平成一一年七月七日法律第八五号 · 21 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4111-85 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4111-85
- 附　則 平成一一年七月一六日法律第八七号 · 22 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4111-87 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4111-87
- 附　則 平成一一年七月一六日法律第一〇二号 · 7 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4111-102 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4111-102
- 附　則 平成一一年一二月八日法律第一五一号 · 8 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4111-151 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4111-151
- 附　則 平成一一年一二月二二日法律第一六〇号 · 4 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4111-160 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4111-160
- 附　則 平成一二年五月一九日法律第七二号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4121-72 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4121-72
- 附　則 平成一三年四月二五日法律第三五号 · 7 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4131-35 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4131-35
- 附　則 平成一三年一二月五日法律第一三八号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4131-138 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4131-138
- 附　則 平成一四年五月三一日法律第五四号 · 5 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4141-54 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4141-54
- 附　則 平成一四年一二月一三日法律第一六五号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4141-165 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4141-165
- 附　則 平成一五年六月一三日法律第八二号 · 28 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4151-82 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4151-82
- 附　則 平成一六年一二月一日法律第一四七号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4161-147 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4161-147
- 附　則 平成一七年七月一五日法律第八四号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4171-84 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4171-84
- 附　則 平成一九年六月八日法律第七九号 · 4 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4191-79 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4191-79
- 附　則 平成一九年七月六日法律第一〇八号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4191-108 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4191-108
- 附　則 平成二一年七月一五日法律第七九号 · 5 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4211-79 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4211-79
- 附　則 平成二三年六月三日法律第六一号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4231-61 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4231-61
- 附　則 平成二四年四月六日法律第二七号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4241-27 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4241-27
- 附　則 平成二四年八月一日法律第五三号 · 4 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4241-53 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4241-53
- 附　則 平成二五年一一月二七日法律第八六号 · 5 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4251-86 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4251-86
- 附　則 平成二六年四月一八日法律第二二号 · 5 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4261-22 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4261-22
- 附　則 平成二六年五月一四日法律第三四号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4261-34 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4261-34
- 附　則 平成二六年六月一三日法律第六七号 · 5 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4261-67 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4261-67
- 附　則 平成二七年九月一八日法律第七二号 · 12 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4271-72 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4271-72
- 附　則 平成二八年三月三一日法律第一七号 · 5 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4281-17 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4281-17
- 附　則 平成二八年五月二〇日法律第四七号 · 15 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4281-47 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4281-47
- 附　則 平成二九年三月三一日法律第一四号 · 17 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4291-14 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4291-14
- 附　則 平成三〇年七月六日法律第七一号 · 6 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4301-71 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-4301-71
- 附　則 令和元年六月一四日法律第三七号 · 10 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-5011-37 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-5011-37
- 附　則 令和四年三月三一日法律第一二号 · 17 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-5041-12 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-5041-12
- 附　則 令和四年六月一七日法律第六八号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-5041-68 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-5041-68
- 附　則 令和六年六月一四日法律第五〇号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/employment-security-act/suppl-5061-50 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/suppl-5061-50

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## Sources

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