Historical Year Data · 2003

Japan Unemployment Rate (WEO) in 2003

Japan Unemployment Rate (WEO) opened 2003 at 5.25% and closed at 5.25%, a +0.00% move for the year. The high of 5.25% was reached on December 31, and the low of 5.25% on December 31.

Open

5.25%

2003-01

5.25%

1 data points

High

5.25%

Dec 31

Low

5.25%

Dec 31

Full Year Change

+0.00%

2002 Change

+0.00%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Dec	5.25%	5.25%	5.25%	5.25%	+0.00%

Events During 2003

1990 Japanese Bubble Collapse

Deflation

January 1990 – 2003

The Nikkei 225 peaked at 38,957 on December 29, 1989, then fell 82% over 13 years. Japan entered its "lost decades" of deflation, zero rates, and structural stagnation that still shapes global markets today.

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