Japan April jobless rate unchanged at 2.5%

May 29, 2025 7:49 PM EDT

Office workers are reflected in a glass railing as they cross a street during lunch hour in Tokyo June 1, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's jobless rate in April was unchanged at 2.5% from last month, government data showed on Friday.

Economists' median forecast was for 2.5%.

The jobs-to-applicants ratio in April was also unchanged from the previous month at 1.26. The median forecast was 1.26.

(Reporting by Kentaro Sugiyama; Writing by Satoshi Sugiyama; Editing by Sam Holmes)



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