TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s jobless rate in June fell to 2.5% from the previous month, government data showed on Tuesday.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate compared with economists’ median forecast of 2.6%.
The jobs-to-applicants ratio slipped to 1.23 in June from 1.24 in May, separate labour ministry data showed. The median forecast was for 1.24.
(Reporting by Kentaro Sugiyama; Writing by Kaori Kaneko; Editing by Tom Hogue)
