Japan January jobless rate at 2.5%, job availability widens
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FILE PHOTO: A worker removes impurities from raw paper materials at the Kashiki Seishi factory in Ino, Kochi Prefecture, Japan August 9, 2024. REUTERS/Anton Bridge/File photo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's jobless rate in January rose to 2.5%, from 2.4% in December, government data showed on Tuesday.
Economists' median forecast was for 2.4%.
The jobs-to-applicants ratio edged up to 1.26 in January from 1.25 in December. The median forecast was 1.25.
(Reporting by Kentaro Sugiyama, Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)
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