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Japan's unemployment rate improves to 3.1 percent

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IANS Tokyo

Japan's jobless rate in October fell to 3.1 percent from the previous month's 3.4 percent, marking the lowest level in about 20 years, the country's government data showed on Friday.

Separate government survey also showed that Japan's job availability remained unchanged at 1.24 in October, meaning that 124 positions were available for every 100 job seekers.

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First Published: Nov 27 2015 | 9:44 AM IST

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