# Japan Unemployment Rate

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/unemployment
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic data
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest value | 2.4 |
| Latest release date | 2026-08-29 |
| Previous value | 2.5 |
| Change | -0.1 |

## Next release

The next Japan Unemployment Rate release is scheduled for Oct 2, 2026 at 2026-10-02 08:30 Asia/Tokyo. This page updates with the official value the moment the announcement is published.

Japan Unemployment Rate printed 2.4 for 2026-07-31, a change of -0.1 from 2.5,. The value sits below the previous reading, so the important market question is whether it confirms the prevailing trend or forces a reassessment of JPY macro pricing.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast | Detail page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-29 | 2.4 | 2.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/unemployment/announcements/jpy_unemployment_2026-08-29 |
| 2026-08-27 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/unemployment/announcements/jpy_unemployment_2026-08-27 |
| 2026-07-29 | 2.5 | 2.6 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/unemployment/announcements/jpy_unemployment_2026-07-29 |
| 2026-06-29 | 2.6 | 2.7 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/unemployment/announcements/jpy_unemployment_2026-06-29 |
| 2026-05-29 | 2.7 | 2.8 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/unemployment/announcements/jpy_unemployment_2026-05-29 |
| 2026-04-29 | 2.8 | 2.6 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/unemployment/announcements/jpy_unemployment_2026-04-29 |
| 2026-03-29 | 2.6 | 2.6 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/unemployment/announcements/jpy_unemployment_2026-03-29 |
| 2026-02-27 | 2.6 | 2.4 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/unemployment/announcements/jpy_unemployment_2026-02-27 |
| 2026-01-29 | 2.4 | 2.4 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/unemployment/announcements/jpy_unemployment_2026-01-29 |
| 2025-12-29 | 2.4 | 2.6 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/unemployment/announcements/jpy_unemployment_2025-12-29 |
| 2025-11-29 | 2.6 | 2.6 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/unemployment/announcements/jpy_unemployment_2025-11-29 |
| 2025-10-29 | 2.6 | 2.6 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/unemployment/announcements/jpy_unemployment_2025-10-29 |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/jpy/unemployment?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
```

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