Forexpros – Japan’s unemployment rate fell unexpectedly last month, official data showed on Thursday.

In a report, the Statistics Bureau said that the percentage of the total work force that is unemployed and actively seeking employment during the previous month fell to a seasonally adjusted 4.1%, from 4.3% in the preceding month.

Analysts had expected the rate of unemployment to rise to 4.5% last month.

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