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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 28 September 2023 23:30

Previous
2.7%
Revised
-
Forecast
2.6%
Actual
2.7%

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

Next event - Monday 30 October 2023 23:30

Previous
2.7%
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 2.7% against a forecast of 2.6%.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
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%
Monday 28 March 2022 23:30
2.8%
2.7%
Thursday 3 March 2022 23:30
2.7%
2.8%
Monday 31 January 2022 23:30
2.8%
2.7%
Monday 27 December 2021 23:30
2.7%
2.8%
Monday 29 November 2021 23:30
2.8%
2.7%
Thursday 28 October 2021 23:30
2.8%
2.8%
Thursday 30 September 2021 23:30
2.9%
2.8%
Monday 30 August 2021 23:30
2.9%
2.8%
Thursday 29 July 2021 23:30
3%
2.9%
Monday 28 June 2021 23:30
2.9%
3%
Thursday 27 May 2021 23:30
2.7%
2.8%
Thursday 29 April 2021 23:30
2.9%
2.6%
Monday 29 March 2021 23:30
3%
2.9%
Monday 1 March 2021 23:30
3%
2.9%
Thursday 28 January 2021 23:30
3%
2.9%
Thursday 24 December 2020 23:30
3.1%
2.9%
Monday 30 November 2020 23:30
3.1%
3.1%
Thursday 29 October 2020 23:30
3.1%
3%
Thursday 1 October 2020 23:30
3%
3%

Economic context

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

PreviousLatest
Large Retailer SalesBullish change5.5%6%
Retail Trade (YoY)(no change)7%7%
Retail Trade s.a (MoM)Bearish change2.2%0.1%
Tokyo Consumer Price Index (YoY)Bearish change2.9%2.8%
Tokyo CPI ex Food, Energy (YoY)Bearish change4%3.8%
Tokyo CPI ex Fresh Food (YoY)Bearish change2.8%2.5%
National Consumer Price Index (YoY)Bearish change3.3%3.2%
National CPI ex Food, Energy (YoY)(no change)4.3%4.3%
National CPI ex-Fresh Food (YoY)(no change)3.1%3.1%
Exports (YoY)Bearish change-0.3%-0.8%
Imports (YoY)Bearish change-13.6%-17.8%
Merchandise Trade Balance TotalBearish change¥-66.3B¥-930.5B

About Unemployment Rate

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