Unemployment Rate
Most recent - Monday 31 March 2025 23:30
Previous
2.5%
Revised
-
Forecast
2.5%
Actual
2.4%
Higher numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for JPY/xxx pairs and bearish for xxx/JPY pairs.
Next event - Monday 28 April 2025 23:30
Previous
-
Forecast
-
Actual
-
The typical/expected impact on JPY pairs is medium.
There is no forecast value for Unemployment Rate yet - check back for updates.
Trading range
Forecast history
The most recent announced value for Unemployment Rate was 2.4% against a forecast of 2.5%.
Past events
Date
Forecast
Actual
Monday 31 March 2025 23:30
2.5%
2.4%
Monday 3 March 2025 23:30
2.4%
2.5%
Thursday 30 January 2025 23:30
2.5%
2.4%
Thursday 26 December 2024 23:30
2.5%
2.5%
Thursday 28 November 2024 23:30
2.5%
2.5%
Monday 28 October 2024 23:30
2.5%
2.4%
Monday 30 September 2024 23:30
2.6%
2.5%
Thursday 29 August 2024 23:30
2.5%
2.7%
Monday 29 July 2024 23:30
2.6%
2.5%
Thursday 27 June 2024 23:30
2.6%
2.6%
Thursday 30 May 2024 23:30
2.6%
2.6%
Monday 29 April 2024 23:30
2.5%
2.6%
Thursday 28 March 2024 23:30
2.4%
2.6%
Thursday 29 February 2024 23:30
2.4%
2.4%
Monday 29 January 2024 23:30
2.5%
2.4%
Monday 25 December 2023 23:30
2.5%
2.5%
Thursday 30 November 2023 23:30
2.6%
2.5%
Monday 30 October 2023 23:30
2.6%
2.6%
Thursday 28 September 2023 23:30
2.6%
2.7%
Monday 28 August 2023 23:30
2.5%
2.7%
Monday 31 July 2023 23:30
2.5%
2.5%
Thursday 29 June 2023 23:30
2.6%
2.6%
Monday 29 May 2023 23:30
2.7%
2.6%
Thursday 27 April 2023 23:30
2.5%
2.8%
Thursday 30 March 2023 23:30
2.4%
2.6%
Thursday 2 March 2023 23:30
2.5%
2.4%
Monday 30 January 2023 23:30
2.5%
2.5%
Monday 26 December 2022 23:30
2.6%
2.5%
Monday 28 November 2022 23:30
2.5%
2.6%
Thursday 27 October 2022 23:30
2.5%
2.6%
Thursday 29 September 2022 23:30
2.5%
2.5%
Monday 29 August 2022 23:30
2.6%
2.6%
Thursday 28 July 2022 23:30
2.5%
2.6%
Thursday 30 June 2022 23:30
2.5%
2.6%
Monday 30 May 2022 23:30
2.6%
2.5%
Monday 25 April 2022 23:30
2.7%
2.6%
Economic context
Recent economic data has been broadly neutral for JPY. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Unemployment Rate result:
| Previous | Latest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tankan Large All Industry Capex | Bearish change | 11.3% | 3.1% | ||
| Tankan Large Manufacturing Index | Bearish change | 14 | 12 | ||
| Tankan Large Manufacturing Outlook | Bearish change | 13 | 12 | ||
| Large Retailer Sales | Bearish change | 5% | 2% | ||
| Retail Trade (YoY) | Bearish change | 3.9% | 1.4% | ||
| Retail Trade s.a (MoM) | Bearish change | 1.2% | 0.5% | ||
| Tokyo Consumer Price Index (YoY) | Bullish change | 2.8% | 2.9% | ||
| Tokyo CPI ex Food, Energy (YoY) | Bullish change | 0.8% | 1.1% | ||
| Tokyo CPI ex Fresh Food (YoY) | Bullish change | 2.2% | 2.4% | ||
| National Consumer Price Index (YoY) | Bearish change | 4% | 3.7% | ||
| National CPI ex Food, Energy (YoY) | Bullish change | 2.5% | 2.6% | ||
| National CPI ex Fresh Food (YoY) | Bearish change | 3.2% | 3% |
About Unemployment Rate
| Country: | Japan |
|---|---|
| Currency: | JPY |
| Source: | Statistics Bureau of Japan |
| Category: | Labor Market |
| Frequency: | Monthly |
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