Japan Unemployment Rate

Japan's unemployment rate remained at 2.5% in April 2025, unchanged from the previous month and in line with market expectations. The number of unemployed increased by 30 thousand to a nine-month high of 1.76 million while employment declined by 40 thousand to a six-month low of 68.04 million. The labor force fell by 20 thousand to 69.79 million, and those detached from the labor force shrank by 80 thousand to 39.86 million. The non-seasonally adjusted labor force participation rate increased to a ten-month peak of 63.7% in April from 63.1% in the same month a year earlier. Meanwhile, the jobs-to-applicants ratio was at 1.26 for the second consecutive month, also matching forecasts.