Japan Unemployment Rate

1953–2024

  • Japan Unemployment Rate is 2.5% in August 2024, after reporting a value of 2.7% in the previous month.
  • Japan Unemployment Rate averaged 2.7% from January 1953 to August 2024, reaching an all time high of 5.5% in June 2002 and a record low of 1.0% in November 1968.

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Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan
Related Indicators
Name Reference Last Previous Unit
Unemployment Rate August 2024 2.5 2.7 percent
Employed Persons August 2024 6,791 6,766 persons
Unemployed Persons August 2024 172 187 persons
New Job Openings to Applicants August 2024 2.32 2.22
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