Financial News: Japan Jobless Rate Falls To 2.4% In July

Japan Jobless Rate Falls To 2.4% In July

08/27/2026 - 19:40:00 (RTTNews)

(RTTNews) - The unemployment rate in Japan came in at a seasonally adjusted 2.4 percent in July, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Friday.

That was below expectations for 2.5 percent, which would have been unchanged.

The job-to-applicant ratio was 1.18 - unchanged from the previous month but shy of forecasts for 1.19.

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