Japan job availability drops to nearly 6-year low

Unemployment rate edges down to 2.8% despite losses in hospitality sector

MITSURU OBE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan's key gauge of job availability in June dropped to its worst showing in five years and eight months despite unemployment edging down, government data released on Friday shows, as restaurants and hotels struggled to stay in business amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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