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Unemployment Rate
Unemployment rate · Japan.
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ACTUAL—Before publication
FORECAST—Pre-release expectation
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01 / WHY IT MATTERS
What changes for traders
The labour market influences incomes, demand and the room for rate changes.
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02 / SCENARIOS
Pre-release scenarios
ABOVE EXPECTATIONS
Above-forecast unemployment suggests labour-market cooling and may increase expectations of easing.
BELOW EXPECTATIONS
Below-forecast unemployment suggests a more resilient labour market than expected.
Next step
Wages, labour-force participation, unemployment and revisions to previous months.
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