In 2024, the unemployment rate of women in Japan stood at *** percent. The unemployment rate of men was slightly higher.

In 2024, around *** thousand women in Japan were unemployed. This was equivalent to an unemployment rate of *** percent.

Japan Unemployment: Female data was reported at 750.000 Person th in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 710.000 Person th for Feb 2025. Japan Unemployment: Female data is updated monthly, averaging 630.000 Person th from Jan 1953 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 867 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,520.000 Person th in Mar 2002 and a record low of 160.000 Person th in Nov 1968. Japan Unemployment: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistical Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.G: Labour Force Survey: Unemployment. Data from 2011 March to 2011 August have been missing due to Great East Japan Earthquake. Statistics Bureau has complemented the data for this period by estimating 'Employed person', 'Unemployed person' and 'Not in labour force' in the devastated quake-hit prefectures(Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima) from related statistics such as 'Monthly Labour Survey' and 'Employment referrals for general workers'. The figures are not official data but rather referential ones for time-series comparison. Therefore, the data can be obtained by summation of series ID 176574702 & 23993901 as alternative. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

In 2024, the unemployment rate in Japan stood at *** percent for men and *** percent for women. That year, there were close to *** million people who were unemployed despite actively searching for a job.

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Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Unemployment Female: From 15 to 74 Years for Japan (LFUN74FEJPM647S) from Jan 1978 to Jul 2025 about females, Japan, and unemployment.

Japan Unemployment: Female: 45 to 54 Year data was reported at 160.000 Person th in Sep 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 160.000 Person th for Aug 2018. Japan Unemployment: Female: 45 to 54 Year data is updated monthly, averaging 110.000 Person th from Jan 1968 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 609 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 270.000 Person th in May 2002 and a record low of 0.000 Person th in Sep 1970. Japan Unemployment: Female: 45 to 54 Year data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistical Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.G027: Labour Force Survey: Unemployment.

Japan JP: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: Female: % of Female Labour Force data was reported at 4.380 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.110 % for 2013. Japan JP: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: Female: % of Female Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 5.110 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2015, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.460 % in 2010 and a record low of 3.420 % in 1996. Japan JP: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: Female: % of Female Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted Average;

Japan Unemployment Rate: Female: 35 to 44 Year data was reported at 2.200 % in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.900 % for Aug 2018. Japan Unemployment Rate: Female: 35 to 44 Year data is updated monthly, averaging 2.400 % from Jan 1968 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 609 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.600 % in Jun 2010 and a record low of 0.400 % in Nov 1973. Japan Unemployment Rate: Female: 35 to 44 Year data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistical Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.G029: Labour Force Survey: Unemployment Rate.

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate) in Japan was reported at 2.3 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Japan - Unemployment, female (national estimate) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Japan JP: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour Force Aged 15-24 data was reported at 4.086 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.478 % for 2016. Japan JP: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour Force Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 7.087 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.671 % in 2002 and a record low of 4.086 % in 2017. Japan JP: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour Force Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections. National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

In 2024, about ***** percent of women aged 25 to 34 years in Tokyo Prefecture were unemployed, despite seeking a job. That year, the unemployment rate of women aged 15 to 24 in the prefecture reached almost **** percent.

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Japan Unemployment: Cause: Female: Left School or Graduated from Uni data was reported at 10.000 Person th in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 20.000 Person th for Sep 2018. Japan Unemployment: Cause: Female: Left School or Graduated from Uni data is updated monthly, averaging 40.000 Person th from Jan 1984 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 418 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 150.000 Person th in Mar 2001 and a record low of 0.000 Person th in Dec 1990. Japan Unemployment: Cause: Female: Left School or Graduated from Uni data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistical Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.G027: Labour Force Survey: Unemployment.

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) in Japan was reported at 3.8 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Japan - Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Unemployment with intermediate education, female (% of female labor force with intermediate education) in Japan was reported at 2.63 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Japan - Unemployment with intermediate education, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Japan: Unemployment rate for females: The latest value from 2024 is 2.31 percent, a decline from 2.32 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 8.08 percent, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Japan from 1991 to 2024 is 3.46 percent. The minimum value, 2.17 percent, was reached in 2019 while the maximum of 5.12 percent was recorded in 2002.

In July 2025, the unemployment rate in Japan stood at *** percent for men and *** percent for women. The lowest unemployment rate in the observed period was *** percent among male and *** percent among female jobseekers.

Japan Unemployment Rate: Female: 55 to 64 Year data was reported at 2.100 % in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.300 % for Aug 2018. Japan Unemployment Rate: Female: 55 to 64 Year data is updated monthly, averaging 2.000 % from Jan 1968 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 609 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.400 % in Apr 2003 and a record low of 0.000 % in Aug 1972. Japan Unemployment Rate: Female: 55 to 64 Year data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistical Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.G029: Labour Force Survey: Unemployment Rate.