Japan's jobless rate flat at 2.6% in Oct -govt

Japan's jobless rate stayed unchanged at 2.6% in October, while the availability of jobs improved for the tenth straight month, government data showed on Tuesday.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate compared with a median forecast of 2.5% in a Reuters poll of economists.

The jobs-to-applicants ratio stood at 1.35, labour ministry data showed, higher than 1.34 in September and marking its highest since March 2020.

For a table on the jobless data, go to the internal affairs ministry's website: http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/index.htm

(Note: The jobs-to-applicants ratio and new job offers can be seen in Japanese on the labour ministry's website)