Japan Unemployment Rate
Japan Unemployment Rate is unemployed people as a share of the stated labour force, reported as Percent.
2.50
Percent
Japan Unemployment Rate — latest reading: 2.50 percent. As of August 2026, it is down 3.8% over the past 12 months, well below its 10-year average. Source: LRHUTTTTJPM156S, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, published monthly. Reported as published, without transformation; the publisher may revise it.
Min
1.00
Max
5.50
Average
2.73
10Y Percentile
18%
3M Change
+0.0%
Japan Unemployment Rate (LRHUTTTTJPM156S) — 860 observations from 1955-01-01 to 2026-08-01. Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Red shading indicates NBER recession periods.
Macro Regime Context
The growth regime is currently late cycle (71% confidence).
See what this means across all four regime dimensions →3-Month
+0.0%
6-Month
-3.8%
12-Month
-3.8%
What this means
Japan Unemployment Rate is currently at 2.50 percent, which is well below its 10-year historical average. The trend is stable (+0.0% over the past 3 months).
Over the past 6 months the change is -3.8%, and over 12 months it is -3.8%. The short-term pace is consistent with the longer trend.
Cite this page
MacroRadar, "Japan Unemployment Rate," https://www.macroradar.io/japan-unemployment-rate (as of August 2026).