Forexpros – Japan’s unemployment rate rose more-than-expected last month, official data showed on Monday.

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 rose to a seasonally adjusted 4.5%, from 4.1% in the preceding month.

Analysts had expected the rate of unemployment to rise to 4.2% last month.

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