Real Earnings Including Bonuses in Japan decreased to 1 percent in March from 2 percent in February 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	68150.00	68270.00	Thousand	Mar 2026
Employment Rate	61.80	61.90	percent	Mar 2026
Full Time Employment	23096.00	23292.00	Thousand	Mar 2026
Job Vacancies	787.00	754.00	Thousand	Mar 2026
Jobs/applications ratio	1.18	1.19		Mar 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	63.60	63.50	percent	Mar 2026
Minimum Wages	1064.00	1121.00	JPY/Hour	Oct 2026
Overtime Pay YoY	1.90	3.40	percent	Mar 2026
Part Time Employment	7972.00	7981.00	Thousand	Mar 2026
Population	123.22	123.80	Million	Dec 2025
Productivity	98.90	102.40	points	Feb 2026
Real Earnings Including Bonuses	1.00	2.00	Percent	Mar 2026
Retirement Age Men	65.00	65.00	Years	Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women	65.00	65.00	Years	Dec 2026
Unemployed Persons	1860.00	1850.00	Thousand	Mar 2026
Unemployment Rate	2.70	2.60	percent	Mar 2026
Average Cash Earnings YoY	2.70	3.40	percent	Mar 2026
Wages	358095.00	336485.00	JPY/Month	Mar 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	328165.00	345695.00	JPY/Month	Mar 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	3.80	3.80	percent	Mar 2026