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Jobless rate edged up in January The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 4.5 percent in January from 4.4 percent in December, the government said March 3. The jobless rate for men increased 0.3 percentage points from December to 4.8 percent. The rate for women fell 0.3 points to 4.0 percent, the lowest level since June last year. The number of men out of work grew by 10,000, or 0.5 percent, from a year earlier to 1.83 million while the number of unemployed women dropped by 40,000, or 3.5 percent, to 1.09 million.
The Japan Times Weekly: March 11, 2006 |
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