Japan Japan, Unemployment, total (% of total labor force)

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2023 2.6 85 -0.015 -0.574%
2022 2.62 107 -0.194 -6.91%
2021 2.81 106 0 0%
2020 2.81 103 +0.458 +19.5%
2019 2.35 118 -0.116 -4.7%
2018 2.47 108 -0.355 -12.6%
2017 2.82 117 -0.31 -9.9%
2016 3.13 107 -0.253 -7.47%
2015 3.39 101 -0.204 -5.68%
2014 3.59 111 -0.449 -11.1%
2013 4.04 97 -0.32 -7.34%
2012 4.36 93 -0.192 -4.22%
2011 4.55 89 -0.553 -10.8%
2010 5.1 91 +0.035 +0.691%
2009 5.07 96 +1.07 +26.6%
2008 4 88 +0.114 +2.93%
2007 3.89 96 -0.304 -7.25%
2006 4.19 90 -0.254 -5.71%
2005 4.45 95 -0.288 -6.08%
2004 4.73 87 -0.517 -9.85%
2003 5.25 80 -0.135 -2.51%
2002 5.39 78 +0.366 +7.29%
2001 5.02 83 +0.272 +5.73%
2000 4.75 76 +0.071 +1.52%
1999 4.68 82 +0.599 +14.7%
1998 4.08 78 +0.704 +20.9%
1997 3.37 80 -0.009 -0.266%
1996 3.38 88 +0.233 +7.4%
1995 3.15 81 +0.26 +9%
1994 2.89 81 +0.351 +13.8%
1993 2.54 76 +0.381 +17.7%
1992 2.16 72 +0.099 +4.81%
1991 2.06 83 -0.036 -1.72%
1990 2.1 63 -0.205 -8.91%
1989 2.3 49 -0.2 -8%
1988 2.5 49 -0.3 -10.7%
1987 2.8 46 0 0%
1986 2.8 55 +0.2 +7.69%
1985 2.6 53 -0.1 -3.7%
1984 2.7 46 +0.1 +3.85%
1983 2.6 53 +0.2 +8.33%
1982 2.4 49 +0.2 +9.09%
1981 2.2 36 +0.2 +10%
1980 2 39 -0.1 -4.76%
1979 2.1 37 -0.1 -4.55%
1978 2.2 36 +0.2 +10%
1977 2 34 0 0%
1976 2 31 +0.1 +5.26%
1975 1.9 36 +0.5 +35.7%
1974 1.4 32 +0.1 +7.69%
1973 1.3 28 -0.1 -7.14%
1972 1.4 23 +0.2 +16.7%
1971 1.2 22 +0.1 +9.09%
1970 1.1 18 0 0%
1969 1.1 14 -0.1 -8.33%
1968 1.2 2 -0.1 -7.69%
1967 1.3 2 0 0%
1966 1.3 2 +0.1 +8.33%
1965 1.2 2 +0.1 +9.09%
1964 1.1 2 -0.2 -15.4%
1963 1.3 2 0 0%
1962 1.3 2 -0.1 -7.14%
1961 1.4 2 -0.3 -17.6%
1960 1.7 2

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