Unemployment Rate Medium Impact % Lower is Better
Japan · 159 historical releases · 159 with estimates
Latest Actual
2.7 %
Unemployment Rate (Mar)
Previous
2.6 %
Change
+0.1
Historical Avg
2.87
159 releases
Range
2.2 — 4.3
Low — High
Beat Rate
38.4%
61 of 159
Miss Rate
29.6%
47 of 159
Historical Releases
All Releases
167
| Date | Period | Actual | Estimate | Previous | Change | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | — | 2.7 | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-29 | Unemployment Rate (May) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-26 | Unemployment Rate (May) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-29 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-28 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | — | — | 2.7 | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | — | 2.7 | 2.6 | — | — |
| 2026-04-28 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | — | 2.7 | 2.6 | — | — |
| 2026-04-27 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | +0.1 | -3.85% |
| 2026-03-30 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | -0.1 | +3.7% |
| 2026-03-03 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | +0.1 | -3.85% |
| 2026-03-02 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | +0.1 | -3.85% |
| 2026-01-29 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.0 | -0.0% |
| 2025-12-25 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.0 | -0.0% |
| 2025-11-27 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 0.0 | -4.0% |
| 2025-10-30 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 0.0 | -4.0% |
| 2025-10-02 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | +0.3 | -8.33% |
| 2025-08-28 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -0.2 | +8.0% |
| 2025-07-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -0.0% |
| 2025-06-26 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -0.0% |
| 2025-05-29 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -0.0% |
| 2025-05-01 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2025-03-31 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -0.1 | +4.0% |
| 2025-03-03 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | +0.1 | -4.17% |
| 2025-01-30 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -0.1 | +4.0% |
| 2024-12-26 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | -0.0% |
| 2024-11-28 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2024-10-28 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -0.1 | +4.0% |
| 2024-09-30 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | -0.2 | +3.85% |
| 2024-08-29 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +0.2 | -8.0% |
| 2024-07-29 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | -0.1 | +3.85% |
| 2024-06-27 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | — | -0.0% |
| 2024-05-30 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | — | -0.0% |
| 2024-04-29 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | — | -4.0% |
| 2024-03-28 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | +0.2 | -8.33% |
| 2024-02-29 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | — | -0.0% |
| 2024-01-29 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -0.1 | +4.0% |
| 2023-12-25 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -0.0% |
| 2023-11-30 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | -0.1 | +3.85% |
| 2023-10-30 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2023-09-28 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | — | -3.85% |
| 2023-08-28 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +0.2 | -8.0% |
| 2023-07-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2023-06-29 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | — | -0.0% |
| 2023-05-29 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | -0.2 | +3.7% |
| 2023-04-27 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | +0.2 | -12.0% |
| 2023-03-30 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | +0.2 | -8.33% |
| 2023-03-02 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -0.1 | +4.0% |
| 2023-01-30 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | -0.0% |
| 2022-12-26 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2022-11-28 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | — | -4.0% |
| 2022-10-27 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +0.1 | -4.0% |
| 2022-09-29 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2022-08-29 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | — | -0.0% |
| 2022-07-28 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | — | -4.0% |
| 2022-06-30 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +0.1 | -4.0% |
| 2022-05-30 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | -0.1 | +3.85% |
| 2022-04-25 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | -0.1 | +3.7% |
| 2022-03-28 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | -0.1 | +3.57% |
| 2022-03-03 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +0.1 | -3.7% |
| 2022-01-31 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | -0.1 | +3.57% |
| 2021-12-27 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +0.1 | -3.7% |
| 2021-11-29 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | -0.1 | +3.57% |
| 2021-10-28 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2021-09-30 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | — | +3.45% |
| 2021-08-30 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | -0.1 | +3.45% |
| 2021-07-29 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -0.1 | +3.33% |
| 2021-06-28 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | +0.2 | -3.45% |
| 2021-05-27 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | +0.2 | -3.7% |
| 2021-04-29 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | -0.3 | +10.34% |
| 2021-03-29 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | — | +3.33% |
| 2021-03-01 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | — | +3.33% |
| 2021-01-28 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | — | +3.33% |
| 2020-12-24 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | -0.2 | +6.45% |
| 2020-11-30 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2020-10-29 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | — | +3.23% |
| 2020-10-01 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2020-08-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.8 | +0.1 | +3.33% |
| 2020-07-30 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 | -0.1 | +9.68% |
| 2020-06-29 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | +0.3 | -3.57% |
| 2020-05-28 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | +0.1 | +3.7% |
| 2020-04-27 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2020-03-30 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | — | -0.0% |
| 2020-02-27 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | +0.2 | -9.09% |
| 2020-01-30 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | — | +4.35% |
| 2019-12-26 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | -0.2 | +8.33% |
| 2019-11-28 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | — | -0.0% |
| 2019-10-31 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | +0.2 | -4.35% |
| 2019-09-30 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | — | +4.35% |
| 2019-08-29 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | -0.1 | +8.33% |
| 2019-07-29 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | -0.1 | +4.17% |
| 2019-06-27 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | — | -0.0% |
| 2019-05-30 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2019-04-25 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | +0.2 | -4.17% |
| 2019-03-28 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -0.2 | +8.0% |
| 2019-02-28 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | +0.1 | -4.17% |
| 2019-01-31 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2018-12-27 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | +0.1 | -4.17% |
| 2018-11-29 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | +0.1 | -4.35% |
| 2018-10-29 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | -0.1 | +4.17% |
| 2018-09-27 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -0.1 | +4.0% |
| 2018-08-30 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | +0.1 | -4.17% |
| 2018-07-30 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | +0.2 | -4.35% |
| 2018-06-28 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -0.3 | +12.0% |
| 2018-05-28 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | -0.0% |
| 2018-04-26 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | -0.0% |
| 2018-03-29 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | +0.1 | +3.85% |
| 2018-03-01 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | -0.4 | +11.11% |
| 2018-01-29 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +0.1 | -3.7% |
| 2017-12-25 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | -0.1 | +3.57% |
| 2017-11-30 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2017-10-30 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2017-09-28 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2017-08-28 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2017-07-27 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | -0.3 | +6.67% |
| 2017-06-29 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | +0.3 | -10.71% |
| 2017-05-29 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2017-04-27 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | — | +3.45% |
| 2017-03-30 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -0.2 | +6.67% |
| 2017-03-02 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2017-01-30 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | — | -0.0% |
| 2016-12-26 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +0.1 | -3.33% |
| 2016-11-28 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | -0.0% |
| 2016-10-27 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | -0.1 | +3.23% |
| 2016-09-29 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +0.1 | -3.33% |
| 2016-08-29 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | -0.1 | +3.23% |
| 2016-07-28 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | -0.1 | +3.13% |
| 2016-06-30 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | — | -0.0% |
| 2016-05-30 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | — | -0.0% |
| 2016-04-27 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | -0.1 | +3.03% |
| 2016-03-28 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | +0.1 | -3.12% |
| 2016-02-29 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | -0.1 | +3.03% |
| 2016-01-28 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | — | -0.0% |
| 2015-12-24 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | +0.2 | -3.12% |
| 2015-11-26 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | -0.3 | +8.82% |
| 2015-10-29 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | — | -0.0% |
| 2015-10-02 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | +0.1 | -3.03% |
| 2015-08-28 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | -0.1 | +2.94% |
| 2015-07-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | +0.1 | -3.03% |
| 2015-06-26 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | — | -0.0% |
| 2015-05-29 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | -0.1 | +2.94% |
| 2015-05-01 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -0.1 | +2.86% |
| 2015-03-26 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2015-02-26 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | +0.2 | -5.88% |
| 2015-01-29 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -0.1 | +2.86% |
| 2014-12-25 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | -0.0% |
| 2014-11-27 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | -0.1 | +2.78% |
| 2014-10-30 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2014-09-30 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | -0.3 | +7.89% |
| 2014-08-29 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +0.1 | -2.7% |
| 2014-07-29 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +0.2 | -5.71% |
| 2014-06-27 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | -0.1 | +2.78% |
| 2014-05-30 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | — | -0.0% |
| 2014-05-02 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | — | -0.0% |
| 2014-03-27 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | -0.1 | +2.7% |
| 2014-02-27 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | — | -0.0% |
| 2014-01-30 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | -0.3 | +5.13% |
| 2013-12-26 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | — | -2.56% |
| 2013-11-29 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | — | -2.56% |
| 2013-10-29 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2013-10-01 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | +0.3 | -7.89% |
| 2013-08-30 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | -0.1 | +2.56% |
| 2013-07-30 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | -0.2 | +2.5% |
| 2013-06-28 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | — | -2.5% |
| 2013-05-31 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | — | -0.0% |
| 2013-04-30 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | -0.2 | +2.38% |
| 2013-03-29 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | +0.1 | -2.38% |
| 2013-03-01 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | — | — | — | — | — |