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Employment insurance contribution rate, general business, employer share, FY2026

8.5 per 1,000 of wages

2026, from 2026-04-01 · verified 2026-10-24 against the official source · next expected change 2027-04-01

一般の事業 5/1,000 8.5/1,000 5/1,000 3.5/1,000 13.5/1,000

key: jp/employment-insurance/general-employer
value: 8.5 per 1,000 of wages
period: 2026
effective: 2026-04-01 to 2027-03-31
source: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/001692566.pdf
verified: 2026-10-24 — fresh (13 days ago; next check by 2026-11-28)
next expected change: 2027-04-01 (annual: a fixed day each year)
source checked: 2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)
previous: 9 per 1,000 of wages (2025)
scope: Per 1,000 yen of wages, by type of business. Employer share = 失業等給付・育児休業給付 + 雇用保険二事業 (3.5/1,000; construction 4.5/1,000). `previous` is the FY2025 (令和7年度) rate printed in the same leaflet.
hash: sha256:6c968ab4f68ec9aad653e4550285ed5e1d015d7cdc0a18fd39c2b0e983aea437
signature: EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/jp/employment-insurance/general-employer?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/jp/employment-insurance/general-employer

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