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TOKYO: Japan's jobless rate inched up in February and the availability of jobs slipped, government data showed on Friday.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 2.5 percent from 2.4 percent in January, and compared with economists' median forecast of 2.6 percent, figures from the Internal Affairs ministry showed.
The jobs-to-applicants ratio fell to 1.58 from 1.59 in January, and compared with the median forecast of 1.60.
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