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Japan Unemployment Rate

Last Release
Mar 31, 2022
Actual
2.6
Forecast
N/A
Previous
2.7
Frequency
Monthly
Units In
%
Next Release
N/A
Time to Release
N/A
Highest
Lowest
Average
Date Range
Source
5.5
Jun 2002
1
Nov 1968
2.72 %1953-2022Ministry 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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Japan’s unemployment rate fell to a 1-year low of 2.6% in March 2022, lower than the 2.7% reported in February which was also the consensus forecast for March. The number of unemployed dropped by 4.8% or 90 thousand to 1.8 million, while those employed declined slightly by 0.2% or 110 thousand to 66.84 million. The non-seasonally adjusted labor force participation rate also stood at 62.1%. Meanwhile, the jobs-to-application ratio was at a near 2-year high of 1.22 in March, in line with market expectations and rising 0.01 point from the previous month.

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Japan Labour Indicators

All Japan indicators
Indicator
Last
Previous
Min
Max
Unit
Frequency
Range
Employment Rate
60.5
Mar 2022
60.2
Feb 2022
55.9
Jan 2012
65.4
Oct 1973
%Monthly1972-2022
Full Time Employment
21,963
Mar 2022
22,087
Feb 2022
19,397
Mar 2003
22,448
Apr 2020
ThousandMonthly1990-2022
Job AdvertisementsN/AN/AN/AN/AThousandMonthly
Job Vacancies
855.03
Mar 2022
819.29
Feb 2022
266.29
Sep 1965
1,008.64
Dec 2017
ThousandMonthly1960-2022
Jobs To Applications Ratio
1.22
Mar 2022
1.21
Feb 2022
0.42
Aug 2009
1.93
Nov 1973
Monthly1963-2022
Labor Force Participation Rate
62.1
Mar 2022
61.8
Feb 2022
58.5
Dec 2012
74
Jun 1955
%Monthly1953-2022
Long Term Unemployment RateN/AN/AN/AN/A%Yearly
Minimum Wages
930
Oct 2021
902
Oct 2020
663
Oct 2002
930
Oct 2021
JPY/HourYearly2002-2021
Overtime Pay YoY
2.5
Mar 2022
5.8
Feb 2022
-26.3
May 2020
19.9
May 2021
%Monthly2012-2022
Part Time Employment
6,916
Mar 2022
7,000
Feb 2022
1,988
Feb 1990
7,613
Feb 2019
ThousandMonthly1990-2022
Population
125.67
Dec 2020
126.01
Dec 2019
83.2
Dec 1950
128.06
Dec 2010
MillionYearly1950-2020
Productivity
100.9
Dec 2021
99.3
Nov 2021
66.8
Apr 1993
117.6
Mar 2007
PointsMonthly1990-2021
Retirement Age Men
65
Dec 2020
63
Dec 2019
60
Dec 2009
65
Dec 2020
Yearly2009-2020
Retirement Age Women
65
Dec 2020
63
Dec 2019
60
Dec 2009
65
Dec 2020
Yearly2009-2020
Unemployed Persons
1,790
Mar 2022
1,880
Feb 2022
490
Mar 1965
3,680
Aug 2002
ThousandMonthly1953-2022
Unemployment Rate
2.6
Mar 2022
2.7
Feb 2022
1
Nov 1968
5.5
Jun 2002
%Monthly1953-2022
Wage Growth
1.2
Mar 2022
1.2
Feb 2022
-7.1
Jun 2009
35.02
Jul 1974
%Monthly1972-2022
Wages
327,938
Mar 2022
305,271
Feb 2022
52,914
Feb 1970
883,791
Dec 1997
JPY/MonthMonthly1970-2022
Wages In Manufacturing
345,136
Mar 2022
329,153
Feb 2022
9,785
Mar 1951
868,487
Dec 1997
JPY/MonthMonthly1951-2022
Youth Unemployment Rate
3.8
Feb 2022
4.8
Jan 2022
1.6
May 1970
10.8
Sep 2001
%Monthly1970-2022

Unemployment Rate across Asia

Unemployment Rate global view
Country
Last
Previous
Min
Max
Unit
Frequency
Range
Afghanistan
11.2
Dec 2020
11.1
Dec 2019
6.7
Dec 2009
12.4
Dec 1993
% Yearly1991-2020
Azerbaijan
6.27
Dec 2020
4.8
Dec 2019
4.5
Dec 1996
11.8
Dec 2000
% Yearly1991-2020
Bangladesh
5.3
Dec 2020
4.2
Dec 2019
2.2
Dec 1991
5.3
Dec 2020
% Yearly1991-2020
Bhutan
5
Dec 2020
2.7
Dec 2019
1.15
Dec 1997
5
Dec 2020
% Yearly1995-2020
Brunei
8.4
Dec 2020
6.8
Dec 2019
4.7
Dec 1991
9.3
Dec 2017
% Yearly1991-2020
Cambodia
0.31
Dec 2020
2.4
Dec 2019
0.1
Dec 2014
2.4
Dec 2019
% Yearly1994-2020
China
6.1
Apr 2022
5.8
Mar 2022
3.9
Sep 2002
6.2
Feb 2020
% Monthly2002-2022
Hong Kong
5
Mar 2022
4.5
Feb 2022
1
Jul 1989
8.5
Jun 2003
% Monthly1981-2022
India
7.8
Apr 2022
7.6
Mar 2022
6.5
Nov 2020
23.5
Apr 2020
% Monthly2018-2022
Indonesia
5.83
Mar 2022
6.49
Sep 2021
2
Dec 1983
11.24
Sep 2005
% Quarterly1982-2022
Japan
2.6
Mar 2022
2.7
Feb 2022
1
Nov 1968
5.5
Jun 2002
% Monthly1953-2022
Kazakhstan
4.9
Mar 2022
4.9
Dec 2021
4.8
Sep 2018
13.7
Mar 2000
% Quarterly2000-2022
Kyrgyzstan
2.9
Feb 2022
2.9
Dec 2021
2.2
Aug 2015
3.5
Dec 2006
% Monthly2000-2022
Laos
1
Dec 2020
0.6
Dec 2019
0.6
Dec 2015
2.6
Dec 1991
% Yearly1991-2020
Macao
3.5
Mar 2022
3.3
Feb 2022
1.7
Jan 2014
7.1
Jun 2000
% Monthly1996-2022
Malaysia
4.1
Mar 2022
4.1
Feb 2022
2.7
Aug 2012
5.3
May 2020
% Monthly1998-2022
Maldives
6.4
Dec 2020
6.1
Dec 2019
0.8
Dec 1991
6.4
Dec 2020
% Yearly1991-2020
Mongolia
8.1
Dec 2021
8.4
Jun 2021
2.8
Dec 2007
11.8
Mar 2019
% Quarterly1990-2021
Myanmar
1.79
Dec 2020
0.7
Dec 2019
0.7
Dec 2019
4.17
Dec 1990
% Yearly1990-2020
Nepal
4.44
Dec 2020
2.85
Dec 2019
1.9
Dec 1999
4.5
Dec 1996
% Yearly1991-2020
North Korea
4.7
Dec 2020
3.3
Dec 2019
3.3
Dec 2008
4.7
Dec 2020
% Yearly1991-2020
Pakistan
4.4
Dec 2020
4.1
Dec 2019
3.1
Dec 1987
7.8
Jun 2002
% Yearly1985-2020
Philippines
5.8
Mar 2022
6.4
Feb 2022
4.59
Dec 2019
17.6
Jun 2020
% Quarterly1986-2022
Singapore
2.2
Mar 2022
2.4
Dec 2021
1.4
Jun 1990
6
Mar 1986
% Quarterly1986-2022
South Korea
2.7
Apr 2022
2.7
Mar 2022
2.7
Feb 2022
7.1
Jun 1999
% Monthly1999-2022
Sri Lanka
4.6
Dec 2021
5.2
Sep 2021
3.7
Dec 2013
16.6
Jun 1992
% Quarterly1991-2021
Taiwan
3.7
Mar 2022
3.67
Feb 2022
1.04
Feb 1979
6.02
Jul 2009
% Monthly1978-2022
Tajikistan
7.5
Dec 2020
2.1
Nov 2019
2
Dec 2004
7.5
Dec 2020
% Monthly2000-2020
Thailand
2.25
Sep 2021
1.89
Jun 2021
0.47
Dec 2012
7.75
Mar 1986
% Monthly1977-2021
Timor-Leste
5.06
Dec 2020
3
Dec 2019
3
Dec 2008
5.06
Dec 2020
% Yearly1991-2020
Turkmenistan
4.38
Dec 2020
3.9
Dec 2019
1.4
Dec 1991
12.7
Dec 1999
% Yearly1991-2020
Uzbekistan
9.4
Sep 2021
9.8
Jun 2021
1.9
Dec 1991
13.3
Dec 1998
% Quarterly1991-2021
Vietnam
2.46
Mar 2022
3.56
Dec 2021
1.81
Dec 2012
4.5
Dec 1998
% Quarterly1998-2022

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