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Japan Labour Market (Jan. 2022)

Employment fell back yet again in January after a strong rebound in December. But while employment might have fallen a bit further in February due to the Omicron wave, it should soon bounce back fast and push the unemployment rate down to 2.5% by the end of the year.

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