Japan's job availability ratio improved for the ninth consecutive month in September as employers looked to hire in preparation for a rebound in inbound tourism sparked by the removal of the nation's pandemic-related daily arrival cap, government data showed Friday.
The job-to-applicant ratio rose 0.02 point from the previous month to 1.34, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said. The ratio means there were 134 job openings for every 100 job seekers.
Separate data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications showed Friday that the seasonally adjusted jobless rate in the reporting month rose 0.1 point to 2.6% from August, the first rise in four months.