TELETRADER News
5/30, 1:33 AM
(Source: TeleTrader)
Japan's unemployment rate shrinks to 2.6% in April
Japan's unemployment rate landed at 2.6% in April on a monthly seasonally adjusted basis, according to a report by the nation's Statistics Bureau, released on Tuesday.
The figure stood in line with expectations, shrinking slightly from last month's jobless rate of 2.8%.
The ratio of job openings remained at 1.32, as it was in March, which shows a sustained availability of jobs per applicant in Japan.