TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s jobless rate rose to 2.6% in February, while the availability of jobs slipped from the previous month’s 2.4%, government data showed on Friday.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was higher than a median forecast of 2.4% in a Reuters poll of economists.
The jobs-to-applicants ratio fell to 1.34, lower than a median forecast of 1.36 in the poll, labour ministry data showed.
For a table on the jobless data, go to the internal affairs ministry’s website:
(Note: The jobs-to-applicants ratio and new job offers can be seen in Japanese on the labour ministry’s website)
(Reporting by Kentaro Sugiyama)
