TOKYO (MNI) – The ratio of job offers to job seekers at government
placement offices stood at a seasonally adjusted 0.75 in February, up
from 0.73 in January, meaning there were 75 job offers for every 100
people looking for work, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said
Friday.
The February figure was the highest since 0.75 in November 2008.
The ratio stood at 0.79 in October 2008.
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