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.- _" @) _( m" t$ T! G$ n9 a3 R
The data was in line with economists' forecasts of 5.1 percent.
w9 w) ?! B% x8 ~' C7 ]2 b 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.
5 c- a% T8 J& `' F& D/ B( r Y7 @ Separately, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said on Tuesday that more jobs were becoming available to applicants in the recording period.
: E4 L" U9 y4 m% A F6 m, y) i: d" Q 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. |
发表于 2012-8-16 08:12:37
