Japan's unemployment rate dropped to 4.4% in May

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Source: Reuters
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.

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