Unemployment Rate

The Unemployment Rate which comes from the Ministry of Health, Labour and welfare and it's published by the Japan Statistics Bureau, is a measure of the percentage of unemployed in Japan. A high percentage indicates weakness in the labor market which influences the strength and direction of the Japanese economy. Therefore, a low percentage should be taken as positive or bullish for the JPY.

Most recent - Thursday, 1 May 23:30

Previous
2.4%
Revised
-
Forecast
2.4%
Actual
2.5%

Lower numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for xxx/JPY pairs and bearish for JPY/xxx pairs.

Next event - Thursday, 29 May 23:30

Previous
2.5%
Forecast
2.5%
Actual
-

The typical/expected impact on JPY pairs is medium.

The consensus forecast for Unemployment Rate is 2.5%. A higher value than forecast tends to be bullish for xxx/JPY pairs and bearish for JPY/xxx pairs.

Trading range

Forecast history

The most recent announced value for Unemployment Rate was 2.5% against a forecast of 2.4%.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
1 May 2025 23:30
2.4%
2.5%
31 March 2025 23:30
2.5%
2.4%
3 March 2025 23:30
2.4%
2.5%
30 January 2025 23:30
2.5%
2.4%
26 December 2024 23:30
2.5%
2.5%
28 November 2024 23:30
2.5%
2.5%
28 October 2024 23:30
2.5%
2.4%
30 September 2024 23:30
2.6%
2.5%
29 August 2024 23:30
2.5%
2.7%
29 July 2024 23:30
2.6%
2.5%
27 June 2024 23:30
2.6%
2.6%
30 May 2024 23:30
2.6%
2.6%
29 April 2024 23:30
2.5%
2.6%
28 March 2024 23:30
2.4%
2.6%
29 February 2024 23:30
2.4%
2.4%
29 January 2024 23:30
2.5%
2.4%
25 December 2023 23:30
2.5%
2.5%
30 November 2023 23:30
2.6%
2.5%
30 October 2023 23:30
2.6%
2.6%
28 September 2023 23:30
2.6%
2.7%
28 August 2023 23:30
2.5%
2.7%
31 July 2023 23:30
2.5%
2.5%
29 June 2023 23:30
2.6%
2.6%
29 May 2023 23:30
2.7%
2.6%
27 April 2023 23:30
2.5%
2.8%
30 March 2023 23:30
2.4%
2.6%
2 March 2023 23:30
2.5%
2.4%
30 January 2023 23:30
2.5%
2.5%
26 December 2022 23:30
2.6%
2.5%
28 November 2022 23:30
2.5%
2.6%
27 October 2022 23:30
2.5%
2.6%
29 September 2022 23:30
2.5%
2.5%
29 August 2022 23:30
2.6%
2.6%
28 July 2022 23:30
2.5%
2.6%
30 June 2022 23:30
2.5%
2.6%
30 May 2022 23:30
2.6%
2.5%

Economic context

Recent economic data has been moderately bearish for JPY. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Unemployment Rate result:

PreviousLatest
National Consumer Price Index (YoY)(no change)3.6%3.6%
National CPI ex Food, Energy (YoY)Bullish change2.9%3%
National CPI ex Fresh Food (YoY)Bullish change3.2%3.5%
Adjusted Merchandise Trade BalanceBearish change¥-291.74B¥-408.91B
Exports (YoY)Bearish change4%2%
Imports (YoY)Bearish change1.8%-2.2%
Merchandise Trade Balance TotalBearish change¥559.4B¥-115.8B
Gross Domestic Product (QoQ)Bearish change0.6%-0.2%
Gross Domestic Product AnnualizedBearish change2.2%-0.7%
Gross Domestic Product Deflator (YoY)Bullish change2.9%3.3%

About Unemployment Rate

Country:Japan
Currency:JPY
Source:Statistics Bureau of Japan
Category:Labor Market
Frequency:Monthly
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