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Japan Unemployment Rate

Last Release
Nov 2019
Actual
2.2 %
Forecast
2.3 %
Previous
2.4 %
Frequency
Monthly
Units In
%
Next Release
Jan 30, 2020
Time to Release
2 Days 13 Hours
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Highest
Lowest
Average
Date Range
Source
5.5 %
Jul 2009
1 %
Mar 1970
2.72 %1953 - 2019Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications
In Japan, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.

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The unemployment rate in Japan declined to 2.2 percent in November 2019 from 2.4 percent in the previous month, well below market expectations of 2.4 percent and matching a three-month low. The jobs-to-applications ratio remained unchanged at 1.57 and matched consensus.

Japan Unemployment Rate History

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DATETIMETITLE
Dec 27, 201910:25Japan Unemployment Rate Drops to 2.2%
Nov 29, 201914:09Japan Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 2.4%
Nov 1, 201912:11Japan Jobless Rate Rises to 2.4%
Oct 1, 201913:19Japan Jobless Rate Still at 26-Year Low
Aug 30, 201911:41Japan Jobless Rate Falls to 26-Year Low
Jul 30, 201908:41Japan Jobless Rate Falls to 4-Month Low of 2.3%
Jun 28, 201911:34Japan Jobless Rate Unchanged at 2.4% in May

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Indicator
Last
Previous
Min
Max
Unit
Frequency
Range
Employment Rate
60.9
Nov 2019
61.2
Oct 2019
55.9
Jan 2012
65.4
Oct 1973
%Monthly1972 - 2019
Full Time Employment
22,090
Nov 2019
22,226
Oct 2019
19,397
Mar 2003
22,226
Oct 2019
ThousandMonthly1990 - 2019
Long Term Unemployment Rate
1.3
Dec 2014
1.7
Dec 2013
1.2
Dec 2007
1.9
Dec 2010
%Yearly2003 - 2014
Minimum Wages
901
Oct 2019
874
Oct 2018
663
Oct 2002
901
Oct 2019
JPY/HourYearly2002 - 2019
Job Advertisements
378.97
Mar 2018
356.98
Feb 2018
98.44
Dec 1993
527.8
Mar 2015
ThousandMonthly1989 - 2018
Job Vacancies
920.88
Nov 2019
961.6
Oct 2019
266.29
Sep 1965
1,026.96
Dec 2017
ThousandMonthly1960 - 2019

Unemployment Rate across Asia

Unemployment Rate global view
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Country
Last
Previous
Min
Max
Unit
Frequency
Range
Afghanistan
8.8
Dec 2018
8.8
Dec 2017
6.7
Dec 2009
12.4
Dec 1993
%Yearly1991 - 2018
Azerbaijan
5.2
Dec 2018
5
Dec 2017
4.5
Dec 1996
11.8
Dec 2000
%Yearly1991 - 2018
Bangladesh
4.3
Dec 2018
4.2
Dec 2017
2.2
Dec 1991
5.1
Dec 1997
%Yearly1991 - 2018
Bhutan
2.4
Dec 2017
2.5
Dec 2016
1.15
Dec 1997
4
Dec 2010
%Yearly1995 - 2017
Brunei
9.2
Dec 2018
9.3
Dec 2017
4.7
Dec 1991
9.3
Dec 2017
%Yearly1991 - 2018
Cambodia
0.1
Dec 2017
0.2
Dec 2016
0.1
Dec 2017
2.5
Dec 2000
%Yearly1994 - 2017
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