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Japan Lowest Unemployment Rate

Name: Japan Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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2.02% in 1980

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

The lowest unemployment rate in Japan was 2.02% in 1980. The top 5 years were: 1980 (2.02%), 1991 (2.06%), 1990 (2.10%), 1992 (2.16%), 1981 (2.21%).

Top 5 Lowest Years▾

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	2.45%	−0.12pp	24th
2024	2.50%	−0.08pp	25th
2023	2.60%	+0.01pp	26th
2022	2.61%	−0.20pp	26th
2021	2.81%	+0.01pp	23rd
2020	2.81%	+0.45pp	23rd
2019	2.35%	−0.08pp	25th
2018	2.47%	−0.35pp	26th
2017	2.82%	−0.29pp	28th
1994	2.89%	+0.39pp	31st
1993	2.54%	+0.39pp	29th
1992	2.16%	+0.07pp	29th
1991	2.06%	−0.04pp	31st
1990	2.10%	−0.15pp	8th
1989	2.25%	−0.27pp	10th
1988	2.52%	−0.33pp	7th
1987	2.85%	+0.08pp	8th
1986	2.77%	+0.14pp	8th
1985	2.63%	−0.08pp	7th
1984	2.71%	+0.05pp	6th
1983	2.66%	+0.31pp	5th
1982	2.35%	+0.14pp	5th
1981	2.21%	+0.19pp	8th
1980	2.02%	–	8th
2016	3.13%	−0.24pp	34th
2015	3.39%	−0.20pp	38th
2014	3.59%	−0.42pp	45th
2013	4.04%	−0.29pp	55th
2012	4.36%	−0.23pp	62nd
2011	4.55%	−0.51pp	66th
2008	4.00%	+0.17pp	58th
2007	3.89%	−0.23pp	56th
1995	3.15%	+0.26pp	37th
2010	5.10%	+0.03pp	72nd
2006	4.19%	−0.23pp	58th
1997	3.37%	+0.01pp	43rd
1996	3.38%	+0.23pp	41st
2009	5.07%	+1.09pp	63rd
2005	4.45%	−0.29pp	57th
2004	4.73%	−0.51pp	62nd
1998	4.08%	+0.68pp	50th
2003	5.25%	−0.11pp	68th
2002	5.39%	+0.34pp	74th
2001	5.02%	+0.29pp	71st
2000	4.75%	+0.08pp	65th
1999	4.68%	+0.58pp	60th

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