TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s jobless rate in March was unchanged at 2.6% compared to February, government data showed on Tuesday.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate compared with economists’ median forecast of 2.5%.
The jobs-to-applicants ratio rose to 1.28 in March from 1.26 in February, separate labour ministry data showed. The median forecast was for 1.26.
(Reporting by Kentaro Sugiyama; Writing by Satoshi Sugiyama; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
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