Real Earnings Including Bonuses in Japan decreased to 1.50 percent in August from 2 percent in July of 2026. Real Earnings Including Bonuses in Japan averaged -0.33 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	68340.00	68310.00	Thousand	Aug 2026
Employment Rate	62.50	62.60	percent	Aug 2026
Full Time Employment	23653.00	23607.00	Thousand	Aug 2026
Job Vacancies	787.00	800.00	Thousand	Aug 2026
Jobs/applications ratio	1.18	1.18		Aug 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	64.20	64.10	percent	Aug 2026
Minimum Wages	1177.00	1121.00	JPY/Hour	Oct 2026
Overtime Pay YoY	5.20	4.50	percent	Aug 2026
Part Time Employment	7920.00	8027.00	Thousand	Aug 2026
Population	123.22	123.80	Million	Dec 2025
Productivity	103.70	103.20	points	Jul 2026
Real Earnings Including Bonuses	1.50	2.00	Percent	Aug 2026
Retirement Age Men	65.00	65.00	Years	Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women	65.00	65.00	Years	Dec 2026
Unemployed Persons	1770.00	1670.00	Thousand	Aug 2026
Unemployment Rate	2.50	2.40	percent	Aug 2026
Average Cash Earnings YoY	3.80	4.30	percent	Aug 2026
Wages	344966.00	500926.00	JPY/Month	Aug 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	334890.00	337744.00	JPY/Month	Aug 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	3.50	3.40	percent	Aug 2026