Japan’s unemployment rate is unexpectedly decreased to 2.4 % in February

Japan’s unemployment rate decreased unexpectedly to 2.4 % in February from 2.5 % in the previous month, defying expectations unchanged.

The number of unemployed decreased by 3.4 %, 60,000 to 1.68 million, while employment also decreased by 0.2 % or 110,000 to 68.16