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.5 W m& T- J5 H$ J& ~
The data was in line with economists' forecasts of 5.1 percent.
: _3 C7 v8 z( ~ 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.) ?0 o8 i+ N2 i1 U! W
Separately, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said on Tuesday that more jobs were becoming available to applicants in the recording period.
6 a$ n, W0 W5 s2 L' g, G 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. |