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 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 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