Real Earnings Including Bonuses in Japan increased to 1.90 percent in April from 1.40 percent in March of 2026. Real Earnings Including Bonuses in Japan averaged -0.35 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	68760.00	68150.00	Thousand	Apr 2026
Employment Rate	62.60	61.80	percent	Apr 2026
Full Time Employment	23733.00	23133.00	Thousand	Apr 2026
Job Vacancies	802.00	787.00	Thousand	Apr 2026
Jobs/applications ratio	1.18	1.18		Apr 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	64.40	63.60	percent	Apr 2026
Minimum Wages	1064.00	1121.00	JPY/Hour	Oct 2026
Overtime Pay YoY	4.20	3.10	percent	Apr 2026
Part Time Employment	7858.00	7929.00	Thousand	Apr 2026
Population	123.22	123.80	Million	Dec 2025
Productivity	114.40	98.90	points	Mar 2026
Real Earnings Including Bonuses	1.90	1.40	Percent	Apr 2026
Retirement Age Men	65.00	65.00	Years	Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women	65.00	65.00	Years	Dec 2026
Unemployed Persons	1790.00	1860.00	Thousand	Apr 2026
Unemployment Rate	2.50	2.70	percent	Apr 2026
Average Cash Earnings YoY	3.50	3.10	percent	Apr 2026
Wages	352345.00	359724.00	JPY/Month	Apr 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	337251.00	329333.00	JPY/Month	Apr 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	3.60	3.80	percent	Apr 2026