Japan Feb jobless rate falls to 2.4%, job availability shrinks
FILE PHOTO: 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 : Japan's jobless rate in February fell to 2.4 per cent from 2.5 per cent in January, government data showed on Tuesday.
Economists' median forecast was for 2.5 per cent.
The jobs-to-applicants ratio also dipped to 1.24 in February from 1.26 in January. The median forecast was 1.26.
Source: Reuters
