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Japan Oct jobless rate falls to 3.1 per cent

Published Thu, Nov 26, 2015 · 11:42 PM

[TOKYO] Japan's jobless rate in October fell to 3.1 per cent, data from the internal affairs ministry showed on Friday.

The median forecast was for 3.4 per cent.

The jobs-applicants ratio stood at 1.24 in October, unchanged from the previous month.

REUTERS

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