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Unemployment rate
Japan — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.3% (1989) |
| 1991 | 2.1% (1990) |
| 1992 | 2.1% (1991) |
| 1993 | 2.2% (1992) |
| 1994 | 2.5% (1993) |
| 1995 | 2.9% (1994) |
| 1996 | 3.1% (1995) |
| 1997 | 3.4% (1996) |
| 1998 | 3.4% (1997) |
| 1999 | 4.4% (November 1998) |
| 2000 | 4.7% (1999 est.) |
| 2001 | 4.7% (2000) |
| 2002 | 5.4% (2002) |
| 2003 | 5.4% (2002) |
| 2004 | 5.3% (2003) |
| 2005 | 4.7% (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 4.4% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 4.1% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 3.8% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 4% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 49 3.8% (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | 5.2% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 49 5.1% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 5% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 44 5% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 4.4% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 43 4.6% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 4.4% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 38 4.6% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 4.1% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 34 4.4% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 3.6% (2014 est.) | 4% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 30 |
| 2016 | 3.4% (2015 est.) | 3.6% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 28 |
| 2017 | 3.1% (2016 est.) | 3.4% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 32 |
| 2018 | 2.9% (2017 est.) | 3.1% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 2.9% (2017 est.) | 3.1% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 2.36% (2019 est.) | 2.44% (2018 est.) |
| 2021 | 2.36% (2019 est.) 2.44% (2018 est.) |
| 2022 | 2.36% (2019 est.) 2.44% (2018 est.) |
| 2023 | 2.8% (2021 est.) 2.8% (2020 est.) 2.4% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 2.58% (2023 est.) 2.6% (2022 est.) 2.83% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 2.6% (2024 est.) 2.6% (2023 est.) 2.6% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |