Apr 28 (hrmasia.com) - Japan’s jobless rate fell to 2.6% in March, hitting its lowest rate since April 2020 as the easing of COVID-19 restrictions helped support the labour market, according to government data.
However, the number of furloughed workers remained high due to the effects of the pandemic. Compared to a month earlier, the number of workers rose by 180,000 in March, while workers who were unemployed fell by 90,000 over the same month.
The country’s jobs-to-applicants ratio was 1.22 in March, labour ministry data showed.