Real Earnings Including Bonuses in Japan decreased to 1.40 percent in May from 2 percent in April 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	68820.00	68760.00	Thousand	May 2026
Employment Rate	62.90	62.60	percent	May 2026
Full Time Employment	23766.00	23692.00	Thousand	May 2026
Job Vacancies	786.00	802.00	Thousand	May 2026
Jobs/applications ratio	1.17	1.18		May 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	64.60	64.40	percent	May 2026
Minimum Wages	1121.00	1054.00	JPY/Hour	Oct 2025
Overtime Pay YoY	2.90	4.80	percent	May 2026
Part Time Employment	7867.00	7859.00	Thousand	May 2026
Population	123.22	123.80	Million	Dec 2025
Productivity	97.10	114.40	points	Apr 2026
Real Earnings Including Bonuses	1.40	2.00	Percent	May 2026
Retirement Age Men	65.00	65.00	Years	Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women	65.00	65.00	Years	Dec 2026
Unemployed Persons	1740.00	1790.00	Thousand	May 2026
Unemployment Rate	2.50	2.50	percent	May 2026
Average Cash Earnings YoY	3.20	3.60	percent	May 2026
Wages	349464.00	352253.00	JPY/Month	May 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	332815.00	336689.00	JPY/Month	May 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	4.30	3.60	percent	May 2026