Fri, 29 Jun 2012 07:36:25 GMT
Japan's unemployment rate dropped to 4.4% in May
Japanese unemployment rate declined to 4.4% last month, indicating moderate recovery of the labour market after recent natural disasters, reported the Internal Affairs ministry. Experts projected the jobless rate of the country to approach 4.6% last month. Meanwhile the number of new job offers jumped by 3% on a monthly basis and by 24.4% on an annualized rate.