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October 31, 2014JAPAN LABOUR FORCE SURVEY - SEPTEMBER Japan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged up from 3.5 per cent in August to 3.6 per cent in September. Both seasonally adjusted labour force and employment grew, but slightly faster growth in labour supply contributed to added unemployment.
Unadjusted employment stood at 64.02 million, an increase of 0.7 per cent from September 2013. The Japanese labour force was 66.35 million (up 0.3 per cent).
Japan Statistics Bureau