TOKYO, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- The unemployment rate of Japan in November stood at 3.5 percent, unchanged from the previous month, government data showed Friday.
The number of people unemployed dropped seasonally adjusted 2.1 percent to 2.29 million, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said.
Separate data by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare showed that the ratio of job offers to seekers rose to 1.12 in November from 1.10 in October, improving for the second straight month. The figures translate to mean that 112 positions were available for every 100 job seekers.
By industry, the health care and welfare sector and the information and communication segment added 350,000 and 140,000 jobs respectively in November on yearly basis, but the manufacturing industry cut 290,000 jobs, the internal affairs ministry said.
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