Unemployment - Japan
Value & RankThe Unemployment of Japan is 4.10 (%) with a global rank of 167.
Japan compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Japan is similar to that of Cuba, Palau, Ecuador, Uganda, Guatemala, Zimbabwe, Cayman Islands, Côte d'Ivoire, Andorra, United Arab Emirates with a respective Unemployment of 4.30, 4.20, 4.20, 4.20, 4.20, 4.00, 4.00, 4.00, 4.00, 3.80 (%) and a global rank of 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172.Last 10 years averageJapan had an average Unemployment of 4.49 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Japan during the Great RecessionJapan's Unemployment had a positive growth of 22.0% during the Great RecessionJapan since the end of the Great RecessionJapan's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 18.0% since the end of the Great Recession
Japan compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Japan is similar to that of Cuba, Palau, Ecuador, Uganda, Guatemala, Zimbabwe, Cayman Islands, Côte d'Ivoire, Andorra, United Arab Emirates with a respective Unemployment of 4.30, 4.20, 4.20, 4.20, 4.20, 4.00, 4.00, 4.00, 4.00, 3.80 (%) and a global rank of 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172.Last 10 years averageJapan had an average Unemployment of 4.49 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Japan during the Great RecessionJapan's Unemployment had a positive growth of 22.0% during the Great RecessionJapan since the end of the Great RecessionJapan's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 18.0% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 2.10 |
1992 | 2.20 |
1993 | 2.50 |
1994 | 2.90 |
1995 | 3.20 |
1996 | 3.40 |
1997 | 3.40 |
1998 | 4.10 |
1999 | 4.70 |
2000 | 4.80 |
2001 | 5.00 |
2002 | 5.40 |
2003 | 5.30 |
2004 | 4.70 |
2005 | 4.40 |
2006 | 4.10 |
2007 | 3.80 |
2008 | 4.00 |
2009 | 5.00 |
2010 | 5.00 |
2011 | 4.60 |
2012 | 4.40 |
2013 | 4.10 |
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Cuba | 162 | 4.30 |
Palau | 163 | 4.20 |
Ecuador | 164 | 4.20 |
Uganda | 165 | 4.20 |
Guatemala | 166 | 4.20 |
Japan | 167 | 4.10 |
Zimbabwe | 168 | 4.00 |
Cayman Islands | 169 | 4.00 |
Côte d'Ivoire | 170 | 4.00 |
Andorra | 171 | 4.00 |
United Arab Emirates | 172 | 3.80 |
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Datasource: Compile from multiple sources
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators