Japan's job availability ratio in June fell 0.02 point from the previous month to 1.22, marking the second straight monthly decline, as companies became hesitant to hire workers amid rising costs, government data showed Friday.The latest job-to-applicant ratio released by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare indicates there were 122 jobs available for every 100 job seekers.By sector, new job offers in wholesale and retail dropped 11.7 percent in June from a year earlier, as employers introduced labor-saving technologies such as self-service checkout machines and reduced hiring, the min…READ FULL ARTICLE
