Japan jobless rate remains at 2.6% in Nov. for 4th month amid steady hiring

Japan's unemployment rate in November stood at 2.6 percent, unchanged for the fourth consecutive month, as the number of jobless people edged down amid steady hiring conditions, government data showed Friday.The number of people with jobs edged up 0.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted 68.51 million, rising for the third straight month, while those without jobs fell 2.2 percent to 1.81 million, marking the first decline in four months, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said.Of those not in work, 430,000 were dismissed, down 6.5 percent from October, while 740,000 people left…READ FULL ARTICLE