TOKYO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Unemployment rate in Japan was unchanged from the previous month at 2.5 percent in November, government data showed Friday.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the total number of people with jobs rose 0.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted 68.08 million while those without jobs climbed 0.6 percent to 1.72 million.

Of those not in work, the number of people who voluntarily left their jobs increased 5.7 percent to 740,000 while those who were seeking new jobs fell 6.4 percent to 440,000.

Meanwhile, separate government data showed that job availability ratio was also unchanged from October at 1.25 in November, meaning there were 125 jobs available for every 100 job seekers.

Job openings were on the rise due to labor shortages, but an increasing number of people were searching for better-paying jobs as they endeavor to offset higher inflation, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said.

By industry, 2 percent more new job offers were made available in the transportation and postal service sector than a year earlier while new job openings fell 12.2 percent in hotel and restaurant services, according to the ministry. Enditem

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