Japan's jobless rate edged higher and industrial production fell slightly in February as consumer prices also fell, underscoring the fragility of the recovery of the world's third-largest economy.
The government data released Friday showed the...
March 01, 2013 8:01 AM
TOKYO (REUTERS) - Japan's jobless rate fell in January and the availability of jobs improved, government data showed on Friday, offering further signs that the economy is emerging from a slump.
Japan's jobless rate stood at 4.2% in December, edging up from 4.1% in the previous month, the government said on Friday.
For the entire 2012 period, the unemployment rate fell 0.3% on-year to 4.3%, marking two straight years of improvement,...
Japanese economic data came in below expectations, as the Finance Ministry said Friday that the unemployment rate rose back to 4.2% in December, while price-adjusted spending for households of two or more people fell 0.7% from a year earlier....
Japanese unemployment rate declined to 4.1% in November, from 4.2% in October, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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Japan Jobless Rate Holds at 4.2% as BOJ Meets to Decide Easing
Japan’s jobless rate stayed the same
in September as the Bank of Japan meets to decide whether to add
to...
Japan's jobless rate dropped to 4.2% in August, down from 4.3% in July, according to the Statistics Bureau.
Economists were expecting an unemployment rate of 4.3%.
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Japan's jobless rate and household spending data for August came in a bit better than expected, though other data showed consumer prices deflated from a year earlier. Japan's unemployment rate ticked down to 4.2% for the month, falling from July's...