Japan Employment and Unemployment March 2008

Seasonally adjusted unemployment dipped to 3.8 per cent in March. While that was better than the flat result of 3.9 per cent in a consensus market forecast, economists focused instead on a fall in the ratio of job offers to job seekers. That slipped to 0.95, meaning 95 jobs were available per 100 applicants.”The trend shows hiring is slowing for the moment especially among small businesses, while