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Japan’s Unemployment Rate Drops to Uncharted Territory
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March 09, 2018
Japan’s jobless rate for January improved by 0.3 percent, squeezing the labor force to maximum participation.
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An inflexible labor market, immigration and low fertility form the Japanese labor shortage trifecta.
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