Job Advertisements in Japan increased to 378.97 Thousand in March from 356.98 Thousand in February of 2018. Job Advertisements in Japan averaged 267.36 Thousand from 1989 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 527.80 Thousand in March of 2015 and a record low of 98.44 Thousand in December of 1993. source: Association of Job Information of Japan

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Employed Persons	68170.00	68460.00	Thousand	Jan 2026
Employment Rate	61.90	62.40	percent	Jan 2026
Full Time Employment	23389.00	23534.00	Thousand	Jan 2026
Job Vacancies	800.00	802.00	Thousand	Jan 2026
Jobs/applications ratio	1.18	1.20		Jan 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	63.50	63.90	percent	Jan 2026
Minimum Wages	1064.00	1121.00	JPY/Hour	Oct 2026
Overtime Pay YoY	3.30	1.50	percent	Jan 2026
Part Time Employment	7946.00	7911.00	Thousand	Jan 2026
Population	123.80	124.35	Million	Dec 2024
Productivity	106.70	98.40	points	Dec 2025
Real Earnings Including Bonuses	1.40	-0.10	Percent	Jan 2026
Retirement Age Men	65.00	65.00	Years	Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women	65.00	65.00	Years	Dec 2026
Unemployed Persons	1910.00	1850.00	Thousand	Jan 2026
Unemployment Rate	2.70	2.60	percent	Jan 2026
Average Cash Earnings YoY	3.00	2.40	percent	Jan 2026
Wages	338915.00	759081.00	JPY/Month	Jan 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	368115.00	927755.00	JPY/Month	Jan 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	4.30	2.70	percent	Jan 2026

Japan Job Advertisements

In Japan, job advertisements refer to the number of recruiting announcements in job information magazines, newspapers, and websites covering around 60 companies.