TOKYO : Japan's jobless rate rose to 2.8 per cent in March from 2.6 per cent in the previous month, government data showed on Friday.The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was higher than economists' median forecast of 2.5 per cent in a Reuters poll.The jobs-to-applicants ratio fell to 1.32 from
TOKYO : Japan's jobless rate rose to 2.8 per cent in March from 2.6 per cent in the previous month, government data showed on Friday.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was higher than economists' median forecast of 2.5 per cent in a Reuters poll.For a table on the jobless data, go to the internal affairs ministry's website:
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