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Japan's July jobless rate falls to 2.4%, 1st improvement in 3 months

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's unemployment rate fell to 2.4 percent in July from 2.5 percent in the previous month, improving for the first time in three m

  • Japan's unemployment rate fell to 2.4% in July, marking first improvement in 3 months
  • Unemployed count decreased by 7.3% from June, reaching 380,000
  • Job seekers dropped 8.2% to 450,000 while job openings increased in manufacturing and services

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