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Tokyo, Jun 29 (EFE/EPA).- Japan's unemployment rate stood at 3 percent in May, representing an increase of two tenths compared to the previous month, the government reported Tuesday.According to data published by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the number of people unemployed in Japan in the fifth month of 2021 was 2.11 million people, representing a year-on-year increase of 130,000 people or 6.6 percent.Compared to the previous month, the number of unemployed people increased by 20,000 people, or 1 percent. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS PEOPLE CROSSING THE STREETS AND SHOPPERS AT SHOPPING STREETS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.

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