The unemployment rate in Japan came in at a seasonally adjusted 3.4 percent in September, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Friday - unchanged and in line with expectations.
The job-to-applicant ratio was 1.24, also matching forecasts and up from 1.23 in August.
The participation rate climbed to 60.2 percent, up from 59.6 in the previous month.
The number of employed persons in September was 64.39 million, an increase of 370,000 or 0.6 percent on year.
The number of unemployed persons in September was 2.27 million, down 60,000 or 2.6 percent on year.
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