Japan's August jobless rate rises to 2.6%
Workers are seen at a construction site at a business district in Tokyo, Japan January 23, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
TOKYO :Japan's jobless rate in August rose to 2.6 per cent from 2.3 per cent in July, government data showed on Friday.
Economists' median forecast was for 2.4 per cent.
The jobs-to-applicants ratio in August inched down to 1.20 from 1.22 in the previous month. The median forecast was 1.22.
Source: Reuters
