TOKYO : Japan's jobless rate fell to 2.4 per cent in January, while the availability of jobs fell for the first time in nearly 2-1/2 years, government data showed on Friday.The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was lower than economists' median forecast of 2.5 per cent in a Reuters poll.The job
TOKYO : Japan's jobless rate fell to 2.4 per cent in January, while the availability of jobs fell for the first time in nearly 2-1/2 years, government data showed on Friday.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was lower than economists' median forecast of 2.5 per cent in a Reuters poll. The jobs-to-applicants ratio fell to 1.35 from December's 1.36, marking the first decline since August 2020, labour ministry data showed.
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