Financial News: Japan Jobless Rate Eases To 2.6% In February

Japan Jobless Rate Eases To 2.6% In February

03/30/2026 - 19:47:00 (RTTNews)

(RTTNews) - The unemployment rate in Japan came in at a seasonally adjusted 2.6 percent in February, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Tuesday.

That was below expectations for 2.7 percent, which would have been unchanged from the January reading.

The jobs/applicant ratio was 1.19 - beating forecasts for 1.18, which again would have been unchanged.

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