The Japanese Unemployment Rate measures the number of unemployed people currently looking for a job as a percentage of the total number of people that are labor capable. The statistic is published monthly by the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
Japan Unemployment Rate
| In May 2017, the Japanese unemployment rate rose to 3.1% versus 2.8% the previous month, exceeding consensus estimates of 2.8%. Historically the unemployment rate hit an all-time high of 5.5% in June 2002 and an all-time low of 1% in November 1968. |
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