Japan's unemployment fell from 3.4 % in 1996 to 2.5 % in 2025.
Japan · Employment & wages
Unemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
19 indicators · 14 with data
Japan's youth unemployment fell from 6.7 % in 1996 to 3.9 % in 2025.
Japan's participation fell from 63.5 % in 1996 to 63.4 % in 2025.
Labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+)
% of female population ages 15+
75th of 182 · 15th in East Asia & Pacific
Japan's labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) rose from 50.0 % in 1996 to 55.9 % in 2025.
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- Employment to population ratio (ages 15+)up +0.2 pts57th of 182
- Labour force, totaldown −0.0 %10th of 182
- Self-employed (% of total employment)down −0.2 pts166th of 182
- Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts23rd of 182
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- Average wagedown −0.5 %25th of 34
- Hours workeddown −1.2 %27th of 41
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- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts144th of 182
- Employment in industry (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts52nd of 182
- Employment in services (% of total employment)up +0.2 pts41st of 182
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- GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)up +1.2 %42nd of 168
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