Japan's jobless rate steady at 2.4% in February: government

Reuters

Published Mar 30, 2020 07:51PM ET

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's jobless rate held steady while the availability of jobs dropped in February, government data showed on Tuesday.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.4% in February, unchanged from January, figures from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications showed. The median forecast was 2.4%.

The jobs-to-applicants ratio fell to 1.45 in February from 1.49 in January, labor ministry data showed.