Monthly number of unemployment benefit recipients Japan FY 2014-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 5, 2025

In the fiscal year 2023, around ******* persons in Japan received unemployment benefits per month on average. In the past decade, the average number of recipients was the highest in 2020.

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Average monthly number of persons receiving unemployment benefits in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)

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March 2025

Region

Japan

Survey time period

fiscal years 2014 to 2023; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year

Special properties

basic allowance recipients excluding extended benefits; general persons seeking jobs; average monthly figures

Supplementary notes

Values have been rounded.

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