Japan's jobless rate falls to 2.5% in Nov
Reuters
Job seekers attend orientation sessions at company booths during a job fair held for fresh graduates in Tokyo, Japan, March 20, 2016.
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TOKYO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Japan's jobless rate fell to 2.5% in November, while the availability of jobs stayed at its highest level since March 2020, government data showed on Tuesday.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate matched economists' median forecast in a Reuters poll and was down from 2.6% in October.
The jobs-to-applicants ratio stood at 1.35, labour ministry data showed, unchanged from October.
For a table on the jobless data, go to the internal affairs ministry's website: http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/index.htm
TOKYO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Japan's jobless rate fell to 2.5% in November, while the availability of jobs stayed at its highest level since March 2020, government data showed on Tuesday.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate matched economists' median forecast in a Reuters poll and was down from 2.6% in October.
The jobs-to-applicants ratio stood at 1.35, labour ministry data showed, unchanged from October.
For a table on the jobless data, go to the internal affairs ministry's website: http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/index.htm
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