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Japan Feb jobless rate falls to 2.4%, job availability shrinks

FILE PHOTO: Office workers are reflected in a glass railing as they cross street during lunch hour in Tokyo
March 31, 2025
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's jobless rate in February fell to 2.4% from 2.5% in January, government data showed on Tuesday.

Economists' median forecast was for 2.5%.

The jobs-to-applicants ratio also dipped to 1.24 in February from 1.26 in January. The median forecast was 1.26.

(Reporting by Kentaro Sugiyama; Writing by Satoshi Sugiyama; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

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