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Japan's unemployment rate rises to 2.5% in January

Economy
Christian Baha / NL

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EPA-EFE/KIMIMASA MAYAMA

Japan's unemployment rate landed at 2.5% in January on a monthly seasonally adjusted basis, according to a report by the nation's Statistics Bureau, released on Tuesday.

The figure went under investors' expectations, rising slightly from last month's jobless rate of 2.4%.

The ratio of job openings increased from 1.25 to 1.26, still showing a relatively sustained availability of jobs per applicant in Japan.

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