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	68310.00	68460.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Employment Rate	62.60	62.80	percent	Jul 2026
Full Time Employment	23670.00	23638.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Job Vacancies	800.00	794.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Jobs/applications ratio	1.18	1.18		Jul 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	64.10	64.40	percent	Jul 2026
Minimum Wages	1121.00	1054.00	JPY/Hour	Oct 2025
Overtime Pay YoY	3.10	3.40	percent	Jul 2026
Part Time Employment	7960.00	7993.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Population	123.22	123.80	Million	Dec 2025
Productivity	103.20	98.80	points	Jun 2026
Real Earnings Including Bonuses	2.40	2.20	Percent	Jul 2026
Retirement Age Men	65.00	65.00	Years	Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women	65.00	65.00	Years	Dec 2026
Unemployed Persons	1670.00	1750.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Unemployment Rate	2.40	2.50	percent	Jul 2026
Average Cash Earnings YoY	4.70	4.00	percent	Jul 2026
Wages	501717.00	646206.00	JPY/Month	Jul 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	338257.00	335831.00	JPY/Month	Jul 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	3.40	4.20	percent	Jul 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.