World Bank · Labor
Japan: Unemployment, total (% of labor force)
2.45percent · 2025-27.6% since 2015
Share of the labor force without work. Annual figures for Japan from 1991 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.451 | |
| 2024 | 2.5 | |
| 2023 | 2.6 | |
| 2022 | 2.614 | |
| 2021 | 2.808 | |
| 2020 | 2.809 | |
| 2019 | 2.351 | |
| 2018 | 2.467 | |
| 2017 | 2.822 | |
| 2016 | 3.132 | |
| 2015 | 3.385 | |
| 2014 | 3.589 | |
| 2013 | 4.038 | |
| 2012 | 4.358 | |
| 2011 | 4.55 | |
| 2010 | 5.102 | |
| 2009 | 5.068 | |
| 2008 | 4.002 | |
| 2007 | 3.888 | |
| 2006 | 4.192 | |
| 2005 | 4.446 | |
| 2004 | 4.734 | |
| 2003 | 5.251 | |
| 2002 | 5.386 | |
| 2001 | 5.02 | |
| 2000 | 4.748 | |
| 1999 | 4.677 | |
| 1998 | 4.078 | |
| 1997 | 3.374 | |
| 1996 | 3.383 | |
| 1995 | 3.15 | |
| 1994 | 2.89 | |
| 1993 | 2.539 | |
| 1992 | 2.158 | |
| 1991 | 2.059 |
Source
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- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
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- Mauritius
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- Moldova, Republic of
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