Economy
Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation). · updated 2026-05-31
Japan's unemployment rate stands at 2.5% as of 2026-05-31, up from 2.5% in 2026-04-30. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2026 (437 observations).
In 2026-05-31, Japan's unemployment rate was 2.5%, unchanged from 2.5% in 2026-04-30.
In 2026-04-30, Japan's unemployment rate was 2.5%, down from 2.67% in 2026-03-31.
In 2026-03-31, Japan's unemployment rate was 2.67%, up from 2.6% in 2026-02-28.
In 2026-02-28, Japan's unemployment rate was 2.6%, down from 2.7% in 2026-01-31.
In 2026-01-31, Japan's unemployment rate was 2.7%, up from 2.51% in 2025-12-31.
| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 2.5% | +0% |
| 2026-04-30 | 2.5% | -0.1667% |
| 2026-03-31 | 2.67% | +0.0667% |
| 2026-02-28 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 2026-01-31 | 2.7% | +0.1917% |
| 2025-12-31 | 2.51% | -0.0917% |
| 2025-11-30 | 2.6% | +0% |
| 2025-10-31 | 2.6% | +0.0667% |
| 2025-09-30 | 2.53% | -0.0667% |
| 2025-08-31 | 2.6% | +0.2% |
| 2025-07-31 | 2.4% | -0.1% |
| 2025-06-30 | 2.5% | +0% |
| 2025-05-31 | 2.5% | +0% |
| 2025-04-30 | 2.5% | +0.0333% |
| 2025-03-31 | 2.47% | +0.0667% |
| 2025-02-28 | 2.4% | -0.1% |
| 2025-01-31 | 2.5% | -0.05% |
| 2024-12-31 | 2.55% | +0.05% |
| 2024-11-30 | 2.5% | +0% |
| 2024-10-31 | 2.5% | -0.0333% |
| 2024-09-30 | 2.53% | +0.0333% |
| 2024-08-31 | 2.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024-07-31 | 2.7% | +0.1333% |
| 2024-06-30 | 2.57% | -0.0333% |
| 2024-05-31 | 2.6% | +0% |
| 2024-04-30 | 2.6% | +0.0333% |
| 2024-03-31 | 2.57% | -0.0333% |
| 2024-02-29 | 2.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024-01-31 | 2.5% | -0.0667% |
| 2023-12-31 | 2.57% | -0.0333% |
| 2023-11-30 | 2.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023-10-31 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023-09-30 | 2.6% | +0% |
| 2023-08-31 | 2.6% | +0% |
| 2023-07-31 | 2.6% | +0.0667% |
| 2023-06-30 | 2.53% | +0.0333% |
| 2023-05-31 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023-04-30 | 2.6% | +0% |
| 2023-03-31 | 2.6% | +0% |
| 2023-02-28 | 2.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023-01-31 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022-12-31 | 2.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022-11-30 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022-10-31 | 2.6% | +0.0667% |
| 2022-09-30 | 2.53% | +0.0333% |
| 2022-08-31 | 2.5% | +0% |
| 2022-07-31 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022-06-30 | 2.6% | +0% |
| 2022-05-31 | 2.6% | +0% |
| 2022-04-30 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022-03-31 | 2.7% | +0% |
| 2022-02-28 | 2.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022-01-31 | 2.8% | -0.0167% |
| 2021-12-31 | 2.82% | +0.0167% |
| 2021-11-30 | 2.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021-10-31 | 2.7% | -0.0667% |
| 2021-09-30 | 2.77% | -0.0333% |
| 2021-08-31 | 2.8% | +0% |
| 2021-07-31 | 2.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021-06-30 | 2.9% | +0% |
| 2021-05-31 | 2.9% | +0% |
| 2021-04-30 | 2.9% | +0.0333% |
| 2021-03-31 | 2.87% | -0.0333% |
| 2021-02-28 | 2.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021-01-31 | 3% | +0.225% |
| 2020-12-31 | 2.78% | -0.225% |
| 2020-11-30 | 3% | -0.1% |
| 2020-10-31 | 3.1% | +0.1333% |
| 2020-09-30 | 2.97% | -0.0333% |
| 2020-08-31 | 3% | +0.1% |
| 2020-07-31 | 2.9% | +0.1667% |
| 2020-06-30 | 2.73% | -0.0667% |
| 2020-05-31 | 2.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020-04-30 | 2.6% | +0.1667% |
| 2020-03-31 | 2.43% | +0.0333% |
| 2020-02-29 | 2.4% | +0% |
| 2020-01-31 | 2.4% | +0.05% |
| 2019-12-31 | 2.35% | +0.05% |
| 2019-11-30 | 2.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019-10-31 | 2.4% | — |
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Japan's unemployment rate is 2.5% as of 2026-05-31, compared with 2.5% in 2026-04-30. Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation).
The highest recorded value is 5.5% (2002-08-31); the lowest is 2% (1990-08-31), across data from 1990 to 2026.
Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.