Unemployment rate (ILO) (Japan): 2.5 % in 2025, the latest available value.
71 observations from 1955 to 2025. Source: OECD.
Share of the labour force without a job and seeking one, per the ILO definition; lower is better.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.5 % |
| 2024 | 2.6 % |
| 2023 | 2.6 % |
| 2022 | 2.6 % |
| 2021 | 2.8 % |
| 2020 | 2.8 % |
| 2019 | 2.4 % |
| 2018 | 2.4 % |
| 2017 | 2.8 % |
| 2016 | 3.1 % |
| 2015 | 3.4 % |
| 2014 | 3.6 % |
| 2013 | 4 % |
| 2012 | 4.4 % |
| 2011 | 4.6 % |
| 2010 | 5.1 % |
| 2009 | 5.1 % |
| 2008 | 4 % |
| 2007 | 3.8 % |
| 2006 | 4.1 % |
| 2005 | 4.4 % |
| 2004 | 4.7 % |
| 2003 | 5.3 % |
| 2002 | 5.4 % |
| 2001 | 5 % |
| 2000 | 4.7 % |
| 1999 | 4.7 % |
| 1998 | 4.1 % |
| 1997 | 3.4 % |
| 1996 | 3.4 % |
| 1995 | 3.2 % |
| 1994 | 2.9 % |
| 1993 | 2.5 % |
| 1992 | 2.2 % |
| 1991 | 2.1 % |
| 1990 | 2.1 % |
| 1989 | 2.3 % |
| 1988 | 2.5 % |
| 1987 | 2.9 % |
| 1986 | 2.8 % |
| 1985 | 2.6 % |
| 1984 | 2.7 % |
| 1983 | 2.7 % |
| 1982 | 2.4 % |
| 1981 | 2.2 % |
| 1980 | 2 % |
| 1979 | 2.1 % |
| 1978 | 2.2 % |
| 1977 | 2 % |
| 1976 | 2 % |
| 1975 | 1.9 % |
| 1974 | 1.4 % |
| 1973 | 1.3 % |
| 1972 | 1.4 % |
| 1971 | 1.2 % |
| 1970 | 1.2 % |
| 1969 | 1.1 % |
| 1968 | 1.2 % |
| 1967 | 1.3 % |
| 1966 | 1.3 % |
| 1965 | 1.2 % |
| 1964 | 1.2 % |
| 1963 | 1.3 % |
| 1962 | 1.3 % |
| 1961 | 1.4 % |
| 1960 | 1.6 % |
| 1959 | 2.2 % |
| 1958 | 2 % |
| 1957 | 1.9 % |
| 1956 | 2.3 % |
| 1955 | 2.5 % |