Japan's unemployment rate unchanged in March

 

Published: April 27, 2011

TOKYO (AP) — Japan 's government says the nation's unemployment rate was unchanged in March from February at 4.6 percent, excluding those areas struck by last month's earthquake and tsunami.

The seasonally adjusted figure released Thursday is better than Kyodo News agency's average market forecast of 4.8 percent.

The result marks the ninth consecutive month of steady improvements in the nation's empl...


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