Real Earnings Including Bonuses in Japan increased to 1.90 percent in February from 0.70 percent in January of 2026. Real Earnings Including Bonuses in Japan averaged -0.36 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	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