Japan Jobless Rates Eases To 2.5% In August

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Japan Jobless Rates Eases To 2.5% In August

(RTTNews) - The unemployment rate in Japan came in at a seasonally adjusted 2.5 percent in August, the Ministry on Internal Affairs and Communication said on Friday.

That was in line with forecasts and down from 2.6 percent in July.

The jobs-to-applicant ratio was 1.32, surpassing expectations for 1.30 and up from 1.29 in the previous month.

The participation rate was 62.9 percent - matching forecasts and unchanged from the previous month.

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BoJ Minutes: Japan Economy Growing Above Trend

BoJ Minutes: Japan Economy Growing Above Trend

Members of the Bank of Japan's Monetary Policy Board noted that Japan's economy is growing consistently and is expected to continue expanding above trend, minutes from the central bank's October 30-31 meeting revealed on Tuesday.
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