Japan Unemployment January 2008

Japan's unemployment rate was unchanged (since last November) at 3.8 percent in January. The male jobless rate rose to 3.9 percent last month from 3.8 percent in December, while the female unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7 percent, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said. The unemployment rate fell to a low of 3.6 percent last July, and this was the lowest level since