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Japan
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Global rank#159out of 182 countries
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Historical trend

5.44.63.72.92.1199120082025Japan · 2025: 2.45%Japan

Analytical takeaways

  • Japan records 2.45% for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, ranking #159 globally out of 182 countries.
  • Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) increased from 2.06% in 1991 to 2.45% in 2025, a gain of 0.39%.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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