Japan's jobless rate fell from the previous month to 2.7% in October as numbers of workers in the food service and accommodation sectors increased with the nationwide lifting of coronavirus states of emergency in the reporting month, government data showed Tuesday.
The seasonally adjusted jobless rate edged down from September's 2.8%, improving for the first time since July, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said.
The job-to-applicant ratio declined to 1.15 from the previous month's 1.16, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. The ratio means there were 115 job openings for every 100 job-seekers.