Monthly youth unemployment in Japan
The seasonally adjusted youth unemployment rate in Japan was 3.5% in September 2026.
Japan, September 2026
3.5%
Change from August 2026
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European Union, September 2026
15.5%
Median of OECD (38 countries), September 2026
16.2%
Position in September 2026
32nd of 32
Monthly youth unemployment in Japan over time
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% of the labour force under 25. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Japan | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.5% | 15.5% |
| August 2026 | 3.5% | 15.4% |
| July 2026 | 3.4% | 15.3% |
| June 2026 | 4.2% | 15.7% |
| May 2026 | 4.3% | 15.6% |
| April 2026 | 3.6% | 15.5% |
| March 2026 | 3.8% | 15.8% |
| February 2026 | 3.8% | 15.6% |
| January 2026 | 4.3% | 15.4% |
| December 2025 | 2.7% | 15.3% |
| November 2025 | 3.1% | 15.4% |
| October 2025 | 3.5% | 15.6% |
| September 2025 | 3.9% | 15.4% |
| August 2025 | 4.2% | 15.3% |
| July 2025 | 4.2% | 15.0% |
| June 2025 | 3.9% | 15.0% |
| May 2025 | 4.2% | 14.9% |
| April 2025 | 4.0% | 14.9% |
| March 2025 | 3.9% | 15.1% |
| February 2025 | 4.0% | 15.2% |
| January 2025 | 4.1% | 15.1% |
| December 2024 | 4.0% | 14.7% |
| November 2024 | 3.4% | 14.9% |
| October 2024 | 3.7% | 14.8% |
| September 2024 | 3.9% | 15.3% |
| August 2024 | 4.2% | 15.3% |
| July 2024 | 4.2% | 15.3% |
| June 2024 | 3.9% | 14.8% |
| May 2024 | 4.2% | 14.8% |
| April 2024 | 4.1% | 14.7% |
| March 2024 | 4.3% | 14.8% |
| February 2024 | 4.0% | 14.9% |
| January 2024 | 3.7% | 14.9% |
| December 2023 | 3.9% | 15.1% |
| November 2023 | 4.3% | 14.8% |
| October 2023 | 4.0% | 15.0% |
| September 2023 | 3.8% | 14.8% |
| August 2023 | 3.7% | 14.8% |
| July 2023 | 3.8% | 14.5% |
| June 2023 | 4.2% | 14.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from August 2026.
- Since November 2025, when it was 3.1%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
- Among the 32 countries with data for September 2026, Japan has the 32nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in September 2026 was 15.5%.
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Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
2.4%
September 2026 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
2.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
3.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
63.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
55.9%
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Employment-to-population ratio
61.9%
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