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 68270.00 68170.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Employment Rate 61.90 61.90 percent Feb 2026
Full Time Employment 23292.00 23389.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Job Vacancies 734.00 800.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Jobs/applications ratio 1.19 1.18 Feb 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate 63.50 63.50 percent Feb 2026
Minimum Wages 1064.00 1121.00 JPY/Hour Oct 2026
Overtime Pay YoY 3.30 3.30 percent Feb 2026
Part Time Employment 7981.00 7946.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Population 123.80 124.35 Million Dec 2024
Productivity 102.40 104.90 points Jan 2026
Real Earnings Including Bonuses 1.90 0.70 Percent Feb 2026
Retirement Age Men 65.00 65.00 Years Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women 65.00 65.00 Years Dec 2026
Unemployed Persons 1850.00 1910.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Unemployment Rate 2.60 2.70 percent Feb 2026
Average Cash Earnings YoY 3.30 3.00 percent Feb 2026
Wages 336485.00 336713.00 JPY/Month Feb 2026
Wages in Manufacturing 345695.00 368115.00 JPY/Month Feb 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate 3.80 4.30 percent Feb 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