Japan’s unemployment rate rises to 3.4% in August

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2 October 2015

Japan’s unemployment rate rises to 3.4% in August

Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications released its unemployment data on late Thursday evening. The unemployment rate in Japan rose to 3.4% in August from 3.3% in July. Analysts had expected the unemployment rate to remain unchanged.

The number of unemployed people in Japan increased a seasonally adjusted 1.8% to 2.24 million in August from July.

The participation rate remained unchanged at 59.6% in August.

Household spending in Japan climbs 2.9% year-on-year in August

Foreign exchange market. European session: the British pound traded higher against the U.S. dollar after the better-than-expected construction PMI data from the U.K.

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