Japan's unemployment rate rises to 2.6% in August
Japan's unemployment rate increased ahead of expectations in August, official data showed Friday.
According to the Statistics Bureau of Japan, the unemployment rate grew to 2.6% in August, up from 2.3% in July.
The reading surpassed the increase to 2.4% that was expected based on the consensus forecast cited by FXStreet.
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