Long Term Unemployment Rate in Japan decreased to 1.30 percent in 2014 from 1.70 percent in 2013. Long Term Unemployment Rate in Japan averaged 1.55 percent from 2003 until 2014, reaching an all time high of 1.90 percent in 2010 and a record low of 1.20 percent in 2007. source: EUROSTAT



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Employed Persons 68460.00 68510.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Employment Rate 62.40 62.50 percent Dec 2025
Full Time Employment 23571.00 23503.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Job Vacancies 807.89 789.86 Thousand Dec 2025
Jobs/applications ratio 1.19 1.18 Dec 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 63.90 64.10 percent Dec 2025
Minimum Wages 1064.00 1121.00 JPY/Hour Oct 2026
Overtime Pay YoY 0.90 1.20 percent Dec 2025
Part Time Employment 7868.00 7924.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Population 123.80 124.35 Million Dec 2024
Productivity 98.40 104.50 points Nov 2025
Real Earnings Including Bonuses -0.10 -1.60 Percent Dec 2025
Retirement Age Men 65.00 64.00 Years Dec 2025
Retirement Age Women 65.00 64.00 Years Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 1860.00 1810.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 2.60 2.60 percent Dec 2025
Average Cash Earnings YoY 2.40 1.70 percent Dec 2025
Wages 756978.00 351701.00 JPY/Month Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 931434.00 397159.00 JPY/Month Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 2.40 3.00 percent Dec 2025


Japan Long Term Unemployment Rate
Long Term Unemployment Rate in Japan refers to the unemployment rate for a period of 12 months or more.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.30 1.70 1.90 1.20 2003 - 2014 percent Yearly