Japan jobless rate has 1st drop in five months in November

Analysts say improvement could easily fade if stimulus measures are taken away

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MITSURU OBE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan's unemployment rate stood at 2.9% in November, compared with 3.1% the previous month, the statistics bureau said on Friday, as the job market continues to reel from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

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