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Japan Economy: 
Unemployment Rate Stays at 3.8% in December
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Last Update: 10:15 AM EST January 29 2008


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The number of unemployed persons in December 2007 was 2.31 million, a decrease of 130 thousand or 5.3% from the previous year. The unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, was 3.8%.

 
The following is the unedited transcript of the Press Release from the Statistics Bureau of a Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan.

Employment

The number of employed persons in December 2007 was 63.96 million, an increase of 420 thousand or 0.7% from the previous year.

Unemployment

The number of unemployed persons in December 2007 was 2.31 million, a decrease of 130 thousand or 5.3% from the previous year.

The unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, was 3.8%.

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http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/154.htm
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