JAPAN’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ROSE TO 2.8 PERCENT IN APRIL

Highlights –

• Japan’s unemployment rate rose to 2.8 percent in April.
• The jobless rate in March climbed from 2.6 percent mark.
• Accommodation and restaurant services lost 200,000 workers.
• The gender gap in the jobless rate had reportedly widened.

Japan's government on Friday reported the country’s unemployment rate to have worsened to 2.8 ....