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.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan
Related Indicators
Name | Reference | Last | Previous | Unit |
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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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