金融英语：Japan’s jobless rate flat at 5.1% in November
TOKYO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Japan's unemployment rate remained unchanged in November at a seasonally adjusted 5.1 percent, according to data released by the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry Tuesday.The data was in line with economists' forecasts of 5.1 percent.
The number of jobless people stood at 3.18 million, a reduction of 130,000 jobless people from a year earlier, showed the preliminary data.
Separately, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said on Tuesday that more jobs were becoming available to applicants in the recording period.
The ratio of job offers to job seekers came to 0.57 in November, meaning there were 57 jobs available for every 100 job seekers, up from 0.56 in October.
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