{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"jp-unemployment-rate-ilo","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-unemployment-rate-ilo","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-unemployment-rate-ilo/","title":"Japan Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force) (2025)","description":"Japan's Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force): 2.5 % of labor force (ILO methodology) in 2025, unchanged YoY. World Bank (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Japan","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Japan","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Japan Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS?locations=JP"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Japan"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Japan (2025)","value":"2.5","unit":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Japan Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force)"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":2.059},{"period":"1992","value":2.158},{"period":"1993","value":2.539},{"period":"1994","value":2.89},{"period":"1995","value":3.15},{"period":"1996","value":3.383},{"period":"1997","value":3.374},{"period":"1998","value":4.078},{"period":"1999","value":4.677},{"period":"2000","value":4.748},{"period":"2001","value":5.02},{"period":"2002","value":5.386},{"period":"2003","value":5.251},{"period":"2004","value":4.734},{"period":"2005","value":4.446},{"period":"2006","value":4.192},{"period":"2007","value":3.888},{"period":"2008","value":4.002},{"period":"2009","value":5.068},{"period":"2010","value":5.102},{"period":"2011","value":4.55},{"period":"2012","value":4.358},{"period":"2013","value":4.038},{"period":"2014","value":3.589},{"period":"2015","value":3.385},{"period":"2016","value":3.132},{"period":"2017","value":2.822},{"period":"2018","value":2.467},{"period":"2019","value":2.351},{"period":"2020","value":2.809},{"period":"2021","value":2.808},{"period":"2022","value":2.614},{"period":"2023","value":2.6},{"period":"2024","value":2.5},{"period":"2025","value":2.451}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2024","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"2.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"2.6","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2020","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"2.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"3.1","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"3.4","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"3.6","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"4.0","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"4.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"4.5","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"5.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2009","value":"5.1","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"4.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"4.2","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the unemployment rate (ILO methodology) in Japan from 1990 to present. ILO-consistent unemployment allows direct cross-country comparison of labour market slack on a standardised basis. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 5.4 % of labor force (ILO methodology) in 2002 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.1 in 1991. The latest reading of 2.5 in 2025 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}