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Japan Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) Statistics

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Country or Region: Japan › Change country
Economic Indicator: Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) › See all Japan indicators, › See Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Yen
Currency Symbol: JPY

Source: Global Insight and Nomura database. Latest actual data: 2010 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Japanese yen Data last updated: 03/2011

Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) Statistics for Japan , Year 2010 - In Detail

Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Japan in year 2010 is 5.058 %

This makes Japan No. 82 in world rankings according to Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) in year 2010. The world's average Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) value is 4.82 %; Japan is 0.24 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Japan was 5.07 % Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Japan in 2010 was or will be 0.30% less than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Japan was or will be 4.88 %, which is 3.48% less than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Japan, in other Years
Year %
  2016 4.151
  2015 4.23
  2014 4.346
  2013 4.483
  2012 4.65
  2011 4.882
2010 5.058
  2009 5.073
  2008 3.987
  2007 3.849
  2006 4.128
  2005 4.426
  2004 4.717
  2003 5.25
  2002 5.36
  2001 5.034
  2000 4.724
  1999 4.676
  1998 4.106
  1997 3.395
  1996 3.355
  1995 3.151
  1994 2.888
  1993 2.507
  1992 2.16
  1991 2.096
  1990 2.102
  1989 2.257
  1988 2.514
  1987 2.842
  1986 2.772
  1985 2.623
  1984 2.712
  1983 2.651
  1982 2.361
  1981 2.206
  1980 2.022