TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s jobless rate in June was unchanged from the previous month at 2.5%, government data showed on Friday. Economists’ median forecast was also for 2.5%. The jobs-to-applicants ratio in June fell to 1.22 from 1.24 in May. The median forecast was 1.25. (Reporting by Kentaro Sugiyama; Writing by Satoshi SugiyamaEditing by Chang-Ran Kim)
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Japan June jobless rate unchanged at 2.5%
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s jobless rate in June was unchanged from the previous month at 2.5%, government data showed on Friday.
Economists’ median forecast was also for 2.5%.
The jobs-to-applicants ratio in June fell to 1.22 from 1.24 in May. The median forecast was 1.25.
(Reporting by Kentaro Sugiyama; Writing by Satoshi SugiyamaEditing by Chang-Ran Kim)