EconomyJapan job availability drops to nearly 6-year low
Unemployment rate edges down to 2.8% despite losses in hospitality sector
Tokyo's streets are still filled with pedestrians, though perhaps not as many as before the new coronavirus began hitting the restaurant and other sectors, leaving job losses in its wake. © AP
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.