# GlobalAPI Japan Unemployment Rate

> GlobalAPI Japan Unemployment Rate is a paid API for AI agents from globalapi.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status down (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns Japan's current unemployment rate and related labor market indicators via pay-per-call x402 micropayment.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://globalapi.dev/jp/unemployment
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: down
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/globalapi-japan-unemployment-rate-4761d16f
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_M_ZTnyXMeQIP0h8bFQKwB

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability globalapi-japan-unemployment-rate-4761d16f
```

Example prompt: What is Japan's current unemployment rate? Pull the latest figure from GlobalAPI.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need live, machine-ready Japan unemployment data on a pay-per-call basis with no subscription or API key overhead. Ideal for agents that need occasional economic lookups without committing to a recurring data subscription.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not received or insufficient USDC — 402 Payment Required response
- Data temporarily unavailable from upstream source — 503 or empty data response
- Invalid query parameters — 400 Bad Request
- Rate limit or provider downtime — 500 Internal Server Error

## How this service works

GlobalAPI x402 provides machine-ready access to live economic indicators, company registries, and sanctions screening. $0.002–$0.10 USDC per call. No subscriptions. No API keys.

## Output

A JSON response containing Japan's current unemployment rate and associated labor market statistics, sourced from live economic data feeds, returned after a $0.005 USDC micropayment via x402 — no API key required.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/globalapi-japan-unemployment-rate-4761d16f/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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