Labor market — Japan

Unemployment rate in Japan: latest value 2.5333 % экономически активного населения as of 2026.
Unemployment rate in Japan — official series from International Monetary Fund. The chart shows dynamics over the available observation period; values are shown in % экономически активного населения.
Observation period: 1980–2026, published annually. Source — International Monetary Fund.
Annual.
| Period | % экономически активного населения |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.5333 |
| 2025 | 2.5333 |
| 2024 | 2.5333 |
| 2023 | 2.5667 |
| 2022 | 2.5917 |
| 2021 | 2.8167 |
| 2020 | 2.8 |
| 2019 | 2.3583 |
| 2018 | 2.4333 |
| 2017 | 2.8167 |
| 2016 | 3.1083 |
| 2015 | 3.375 |
| 2014 | 3.5833 |
| 2013 | 4.0083 |
| 2012 | 4.325 |
| 2011 | 4.5833 |
| 2010 | 5.0583 |
| 2009 | 5.075 |
| 2008 | 3.9833 |
| 2007 | 3.8333 |
| 2006 | 4.1167 |
| 2005 | 4.425 |
| 2004 | 4.7333 |
| 2003 | 5.2417 |
International Monetary Fund. Units: % экономически активного населения. Observation period: 1980–2026.
Data for 2026
Russian macro indicators — on the home page and in comparison.