Tokyo, Oct 30 (DPA) Japan’s unemployment rate fell to 5.3 percent in September from 5.5 percent in August, the government said Friday.
It was the second month in a row that unemployment had decreased.
The fall took place against a background of rising production driven by increasing exports.
There were 43 job openings for every 100 unemployed people, one more than in each of the previous two months.
