Japan jobless rate falls to 2.4% as fewer workers dismissed

Improving? It's more because labor shortage that happens in Japan.

This is only true for front-line service and manufacturing workers.

For office jobs, there's barely any demand and layoffs will continue to accelerate.

The current situation reflects a chronic labor shortage that requires expansion of the workforce to include those not previously employed, especially among women and the elderly, Kodama said.

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A labor shortage?

There are many less appealing jobs that always seem to have vacancies.

Even in times of high unemployment these jobs exist.

Work flipping burgers or cutting trees?

It’s easy to work out that the latter job is not appealing to women nor the elderly despite above average pay.