Japan Unemployment Rate (Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted, Statistics Bureau Labour Force Survey)
Reviewed series · Labour · Monthly · % · STATJP.JPN.UNEMP.RT.SA.M
Unemployment rate of Japan, both sexes: completely unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force, seasonally adjusted, as the Statistics Bureau publishes it in its Labour Force Survey long series (from January 1953). Months to June 1972 exclude Okinawa; March to August 2011 are supplementary estimates. The Bureau revises the past ten years of seasonally adjusted figures each January.
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| # | Country or area | Value (%) | Period | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JapanJPN | 2.4 | 2026-09 | History |
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan (MIC), via e-Stat. 1 geography, periods 2026-09-01 to 2026-09-01. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.