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.
/ ^ L0 L$ S' h The data was in line with economists' forecasts of 5.1 percent.5 F: _+ S" F9 G- 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.# i# Y! I* D3 g$ e# V* `9 m! @! T
Separately, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said on Tuesday that more jobs were becoming available to applicants in the recording period./ H; H r3 f8 X* y& `4 i7 @* V6 H, 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. |