The number of unemployed persons in Japan increased to 1910 Thousand in January 2026 from 1850 in December 2025, the highest in four years. Unemployed Persons in Japan averaged 1676.33 Thousand from 1953 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 3680.00 Thousand in August of 2002 and a record low of 490.00 Thousand in March of 1965. source: Statistics Bureau of Japan
Unemployed Persons in Japan is expected to be 1740.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Japan Unemployed Persons is projected to trend around 1730.00 Thousand in 2026, according to our econometric models.