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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001133228-21-001001
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210226

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			JOHN HANCOCK INVESTORS TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000759828
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
		STREET 2:		200 BERKELEY STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116
		BUSINESS PHONE:		617-663-3000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
		STREET 2:		200 BERKELEY STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HANCOCK JOHN INVESTORS TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>John Hancock Investors Trust</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>200 Berkeley Street</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Boston, Massachusetts 02216-2805</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right">February 26, 2021</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">VIA EDGAR</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Mr. Sonny Oh</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Senior Counsel</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Ms. Christina DiAngelo Fettig</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Senior Staff Accountant</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Division of Investment Management</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">United States Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">100 F Street, N.E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Attention:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Christina DiAngelo Fettig and
Sonny Oh</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Re:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 94%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Rule 461 Request for Acceleration of Effective Date</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">John Hancock Investors Trust (the &ldquo;Fund&rdquo;)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form N-2 (333-251350; 811-04173)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Dear Ms. Fettig and Mr. Oh:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to Rule 461 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;1933 Act&rdquo;), the Fund and John Hancock Investment Management Distributors
LLC, the principal underwriter of the Fund (the &ldquo;Distributor&rdquo;), hereby request that the staff of the Division of Investment
Management accelerate the effective date of the Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement (the &ldquo;Amendment&rdquo;
accession number 0001133228-21-000956), which was filed February 25, 2021 to become effective as soon as practicable on Friday, February 26, 2021.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt">In connection with
such request the Fund and the Distributor acknowledge that:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt">1. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Should
the Commission or the staff acting pursuant to delegated authority declare the Amendment effective, such action does not foreclose
any action by the Commission with respect to the filing;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt">2. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
action of the Commission or the staff acting pursuant to delegated authority in declaring the filing effective does not relieve
the Fund of responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt">3. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Fund will not assert the staff&rsquo;s acceleration of effectiveness of the filing as a defense in any proceeding initiated by
the Commission or any other person under the federal securities laws.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt">Furthermore, the Fund and
the Distributor are aware that the Division of Enforcement has access to all information provided to the staff of the Division
of Investment Management in connection with its review of and the Fund&rsquo;s comments on this and other filings made with respect
to the Registration Statement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Very Truly Yours,</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">JOHN HANCOCK INVESTORS TRUST</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Ariel Ayanna</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name: Ariel Ayanna</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title: Assistant Secretary of the Fund</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT DISTRIBUTORS LLC</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Erica Blake</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name: Erica Blake</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;Assistant Secretary for John Hancock Investment Management Distributors LLC</FONT></TD></TR>
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