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.
7 C6 y6 z" M7 u7 ~2 H. @% O. _1 I The data was in line with economists' forecasts of 5.1 percent.+ ^% H8 A- Z0 |, w0 h) N' a
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.8 X) I) X+ W0 ~3 {
Separately, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said on Tuesday that more jobs were becoming available to applicants in the recording period., k. U( Z, S, h8 u2 O( R9 f
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. |