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Japan Unemployment Rate 2027-03-02: data, chart, and analysis

Japan Unemployment Rate is scheduled for release on Mar 2, 2027. The previous reading was 2.5. This page updates with the official value, chart, and full release history when the publisher releases the data.

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Actual
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Previous
2.5
Forecast
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Reference period
2027-03-02

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Japan Unemployment Rate release chart

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

Japan Unemployment Rate chart through 2027-03-02
JPY Unemployment Rate readings through 2027-03-02. Latest: --.

Unemployment Rate release preview

Japan Unemployment Rate is scheduled for release on Mar 2, 2027. The previous reading was 2.5. This page updates with the official value, chart, and full release history when the publisher releases the data.

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_2027-03-02
Release time Exact time unavailable
Reference period date 2027-03-02
Actual value --
Previous value 2.5
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1803943800

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.

Analysis and guides connected to Japan Unemployment Rate.

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More Japan Unemployment Rate releases

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Older release

Planned 2026-10-02 08:30 Asia/Tokyo · 2.5

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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.

When is the next Japan Unemployment Rate release?

Japan Unemployment Rate is scheduled for release on Mar 2, 2027.

What is the forecast for this Japan Unemployment Rate release?

The previous reading was 2.5.

Where will the actual Unemployment Rate value be published?

The official value appears on this page and on /api/v1/announcements/jpy/unemployment as soon as the publisher releases it, together with the surprise versus forecast and the updated chart.

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.

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