TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s jobless rate fell to 2.4% in December from the previous month, government data showed on Tuesday.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate compared with economists’ median forecast of 2.5% in a Reuters poll.
The jobs-to-applicants ratio slipped to 1.27 in December, matching the level seen in June 2022, separate labour ministry data showed. It was slightly lower than the median forecast of 1.28.
For a table on the jobless data, go to the internal affairs ministry’s website:
(Note: The jobs-to-applicants ratio and new job offers can be seen in Japanese on the labour ministry’s website)
(Reporting by Kentaro Sugiyama; Writing by Kaori Kaneko; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)