The typical/expected impact on JPY pairs is medium.
The consensus forecast for Unemployment Rate is 2.4%. A higher value than forecast tends to be bullish for xxx/JPY pairs and bearish for JPY/xxx pairs.
Higher numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for JPY/xxx pairs and bearish for xxx/JPY pairs.
The most recent announced value for Unemployment Rate was 2.4% against a forecast of 2.5%.
Recent economic data has been strongly bullish for JPY. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Unemployment Rate result:
Previous | Latest | ||||
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Large Retailer Sales | Bullish change | 2% | 3% | ||
Retail Trade (YoY) | Bullish change | 1.3% | 3.1% | ||
Retail Trade s.a (MoM) | Bearish change | 0.4% | -1.2% | ||
Tokyo Consumer Price Index (YoY) | Bullish change | 2.9% | 3.5% | ||
Tokyo CPI ex Food, Energy (YoY) | Bullish change | 1.1% | 2% | ||
Tokyo CPI ex Fresh Food (YoY) | Bullish change | 2.4% | 3.4% | ||
National Consumer Price Index (YoY) | Bearish change | 3.7% | 3.6% | ||
National CPI ex Food, Energy (YoY) | Bullish change | 2.6% | 2.9% | ||
National CPI ex Fresh Food (YoY) | Bullish change | 3% | 3.2% |
Country: | Japan |
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Currency: | JPY |
Source: | Statistics Bureau of Japan |
Category: | Labor Market |
Frequency: | Monthly |