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Japan Unemployment Rate 2023-01-30 08:30 Asia/Tokyo: data, chart, and analysis

Japan Unemployment Rate came in at 2.3 on Jan 29, 2023, compared with 2.4 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Japan context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
2.3
Previous
2.4
Forecast
--
Reference period
2022-12-31

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Japan Unemployment Rate release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Japan Unemployment Rate chart through 2022-12-31
JPY Unemployment Rate readings through 2022-12-31. Latest: 2.3.

Unemployment Rate release read

Japan Unemployment Rate came in at 2.3 on Jan 29, 2023, compared with 2.4 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Japan context, and API access for this series.

The parent Unemployment Rate page shows the full time series for Japan. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For JPY event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID jpy_unemployment_2023-01-29
API announcement ID jpy_unemployment_2022-12-31
Release time
2023-01-29 23:30 UTC
Reference period date 2022-12-31
Actual value 2.3
Previous value 2.4
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1675035000

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Japan Unemployment Rate history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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More Japan Unemployment Rate releases

Move through adjacent announcement records for the same series.

Newer release

2023-02-28 08:30 Asia/Tokyo · 2.4

Older release

2022-12-30 08:30 Asia/Tokyo · 2.4

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Employment Level

Total number of employed persons.

Full-Time Employment

Number of persons employed full-time.

Labor Force Participation Rate

Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.

Part-Time Employment

Number of persons employed part-time.

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Japan Unemployment Rate.

What did Japan Unemployment Rate come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Japan Unemployment Rate was 2.3% in December 2022. The previous reading was 2.4%.

When was this Japan Unemployment Rate release published?

This release was published on Jan 29, 2023 at 08:30 Asia/Tokyo. The publication time is derived from the lag measured on this series' confirmed releases and the record carries the release_time_assumed flag.

When is the next Japan Unemployment Rate release?

The next Japan Unemployment Rate release is scheduled for Oct 2, 2026 at 08:30 Asia/Tokyo.

What is the official source for Japan Unemployment Rate?

Statistics Bureau publishes the official Unemployment Rate series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1675035000,
  "announcement_id": "jpy_unemployment_2022-12-31",
  "date": "2022-12-31",
  "previous_value": 2.4,
  "release_time_assumed": true,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1675035000,
      "val": 2.7
    },
    {
      "epoch": 1779370352,
      "val": 2.3
    },
    {
      "epoch": 1780011004,
      "val": 2.3
    }
  ],
  "val": 2.3
}