Japan's Unemployment Rate Drops in Sept.
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Japan's unemployment rate fell to 4.6 percent in September, the government said Friday in the latest sign of a recovery in the job market of the world's second largest economy.
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The unemployment rate declined to 5.2 percent in the three months to December, official data showed on Wednesday.
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Germany's jobless rate dropped to 10.3 percent in September from 10.5 percent a month earlier, but the country's economic recovery has yet to make any real impact on stubbornly high unemployment, the government's labor office said Tuesday.
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Japan&#39;s central bank downgraded its assessment of the economy for the first time in more than a year Friday, citing weakening industrial production and slowing export growth.
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Japan downgraded its economic assessment for the first time in more than a year on Tuesday, noting slower export growth and curbed production, but said the recovery is continuing.
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Unemployment declined in September in eight of 10 states hotly contested in the presidential race - including Ohio, where job losses and a weak economy have boosted Democrat John Kerry&#39;s election hopes.
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German unemployment falls much less than expected last month, raising concerns that the labour market could be flagging.
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New Zealand&#39;s unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent in the three months to Sept. 30, the second lowest rate in the industrialized world and the country&#39;s lowest level in at least 18 years.
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Japan's Nikkei average ended down half a  percent on Friday as caution set in ahead of U.S. jobs data due  later in the day, with banks and drug firms succumbing to  profit-taking.
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PRAGUE- Unemployment in the Czech Republic fell to 8.9 pct in October from September's 9.1 pct, and the number of jobless decreased by over 12,000 to 517,812, the Labour Ministry said.
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Singapore&#39;s unemployment rate fell in the third quarter of 2004 as job creation increased in tandem with the city-state&#39;s strong economic growth, the government said Monday.
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Tokyo stocks opened down on Friday despite news of another drop in Japan's jobless rate. The dollar slipped against the Japanese yen.
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Japan's rate of economic expansion is revised downwards for the three months to June amid falling government investment.
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Brazil&#39;s unemployment rate fell in September to the lowest this year as companies hired more workers to meet rising orders as the economy expands, the government said.
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The inflation rate unexpectedly fell in September to its lowest in six months, official data shows, bolstering expectations that borrowing costs will not go up again this year.
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Australia&#39;s unemployment rate dropped for the second straight month to 5.6 percent in September, the government said Thursday.
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HONG KONG Hong Kong&#39;s unemployment rate stayed at its lowest in almost three years in September, the government said Tuesday. Hotels, restaurants and stores have increased hiring to cope with surging visitor arrivals from mainland China.