Japan Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate: 4% (2008 est.)
3.8% (2007 est.)

Year	Unemployment rate	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2003	5.40 %	144		2002
2004	5.30 %	144	-1.85 %	2003
2005	4.70 %	41	-11.32 %	2004 est.
2006	4.40 %	43	-6.38 %	2005 est.
2007	4.10 %	47	-6.82 %	2006 est.
2008	3.80 %	43	-7.32 %	2007 est.
2009	4.00 %	48	5.26 %	2008 est.

Definition: This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of September 17, 2009

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Equivalent Data From the International Monetary Fund

Variable: Unemployment rate

Units: Percent of total labor force

Country-specific Note: Definition: Unemployment rate, national definition Source: Global Insight and Nomura database. Latest actual data: 2008 Primary domestic currency: Japanese yen Data last updated: 09/2009

Source: International Monetary Fund - 2009 World Economic Outlook

Year	Unemployment rate	Percent Change
1980	2.022
1981	2.206	9.10 %
1982	2.361	7.03 %
1983	2.651	12.28 %
1984	2.712	2.30 %
1985	2.623	-3.28 %
1986	2.772	5.68 %
1987	2.842	2.53 %
1988	2.514	-11.54 %
1989	2.257	-10.22 %
1990	2.102	-6.87 %
1991	2.096	-0.29 %
1992	2.16	3.05 %
1993	2.507	16.06 %
1994	2.888	15.20 %
1995	3.151	9.11 %
1996	3.355	6.47 %
1997	3.395	1.19 %
1998	4.106	20.94 %
1999	4.676	13.88 %
2000	4.724	1.03 %
2001	5.034	6.56 %
2002	5.36	6.48 %
2003	5.25	-2.05 %
2004	4.716	-10.17 %
2005	4.425	-6.17 %
2006	4.127	-6.73 %
2007	3.848	-6.76 %
2008	3.988	3.64 %
2009	5.401	35.43 %