Japan's jobless rate plummets to 2.5pc in November

Japan's jobless rate plummets to 2.5pc in November

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Japan's jobless rate plummets to 2.5pc in November

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan s jobless rate fell to 2.5 per cent in November this year, 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.