The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT) reported on the employment insurance system implementation status for July 2025.
Detailed implementation results for July 2025 including number of employment insurance recipients, benefit levels, and financial conditions have been published. The number of basic allowance recipients shows a continued decreasing trend compared to the same month in the previous year, reflecting improved employment conditions. Meanwhile, the number of job seeker support system users and vocational training benefit recipients show increasing trends, reflecting heightened needs for capacity development responding to labor market structural changes.
By benefit content, basic allowance benefits for general insured persons constitute the majority of overall benefits, while employment continuation benefits including high-age employment continuation benefits, childcare leave benefits, and nursing care leave benefits are also steadily increasing. Particularly regarding childcare leave benefits, benefit cases have significantly increased due to improved male uptake rates, reflecting progress in work style reform.
Financially, the balance between insurance premium income and benefit expenditures is maintained favorably, with reserve fund levels also remaining within appropriate ranges. Additionally, appropriate implementation of employment maintenance support systems such as employment adjustment subsidies continues according to economic conditions.
The article shows that the employment insurance system functions stably as an employment safety net, with appropriate system implementation responding to labor market changes and work style diversification.