Agencies

Japan’s unemployment rate in September fell to 2.4 percent from 2.5 percent the previous month, improving for the second straight month, as fewer workers were dismissed in a sign of economic recovery, government data showed Tuesday.

The total number of people with jobs declined 0.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted 67.82 mn after rising in August, while those without jobs dropped 2.3% to 1.68 mn, decreasing for the second consecutive month, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said.Of those not in work, the number of people let go fell by 20,000, or 5.1 percent. Those who voluntarily left their jobs increased by 40,000, or 5.7 percent.