Real Earnings Including Bonuses in Japan increased to 2.20 percent in September from 1.60 percent in August of 2026. Real Earnings Including Bonuses in Japan averaged -0.32 Percent from 1991 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 6.59 Percent in June of 1994 and a record low of -5.46 Percent in June of 2009. source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Employed Persons	68680.00	68340.00	Thousand	Sep 2026
Employment Rate	62.90	62.50	percent	Sep 2026
Full Time Employment	23510.00	23571.00	Thousand	Sep 2026
Job Vacancies	799.00	787.00	Thousand	Sep 2026
Jobs/applications ratio	1.19	1.18		Sep 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	64.50	64.20	percent	Sep 2026
Minimum Wages	1177.00	1121.00	JPY/Hour	Oct 2026
Overtime Pay YoY	3.60	4.90	percent	Sep 2026
Part Time Employment	7999.00	7999.00	Thousand	Sep 2026
Population	123.22	123.80	Million	Dec 2025
Productivity	96.90	103.70	points	Aug 2026
Real Earnings Including Bonuses	2.20	1.60	Percent	Sep 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	1770.00	Thousand	Sep 2026
Unemployment Rate	2.40	2.50	percent	Sep 2026
Average Cash Earnings YoY	4.60	3.90	percent	Sep 2026
Wages	350562.00	346195.00	JPY/Month	Sep 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	336002.00	335406.00	JPY/Month	Sep 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	3.50	3.50	percent	Sep 2026