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Japan's jobless rate worsens by 0.2 points in January

Xinhua, February 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

The unemployment rate in Japan for January worsened to 3.6 percent from the read of 3.4 in the previous month, said the government here on Friday.

Job availability in the country maintained flat from a revised figure in December, a separate survey said.

The ratio of employment offers to seekers stayed at 1.14 in January, which means 114 positions were available for every 100 job seekers. Endi