Economic Buzz: Japan unemployment rate at 2.7% in March

Japan's unemployment rate stood at 2.7% in March on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to Tuesday's report by the country's Statistics Bureau.

The figure came in slightly higher than expected and was up from last month's 2.6%.

The job-to-applicant ratio edged down from the previous month's 1.19 to 1.18, meaning there were 118 job openings for every 100 job seekers.

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