Japan Dec unemployment rate rises to 4.1 pct from 4.0 pct in Nov |
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Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:55
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TOKYO (AFX) - The unemployment rate rose to 4.1 pct from 4.0 pct in November, increasing more than the market had forecast, data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications showed.Economists were expecting the jobless rate to have stayed at 4.0 pct.The male jobless rate rose to 4.3 pct from 4.2 pct in November, while the female unemployment rate increased to 3.8 pct from 3.7 pct, the ministry said.(1 usd = 121.78 yen)yasuhiko.seki@xfn.comxfnys/xfnzr
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