
Japan's jobless rate in FY 2024 falls to 2.5% amid labor shortage
Peoeple march through the streets to mark May Day in Tokyo on May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's average unemployment rate in fiscal 2024 fell 0.1 percentage point from a year earlier to 2.5 percent, marking the first …