Forexpros – Japan’s unemployment rate rose unexpectedly 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 4.7%, from 4.6% in the preceding month.

Analysts had expected the rate of unemployment to remain unchanged at 4.6% last month.

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