While these numbers for February as not as good as those in January they are a long way from being of concern. Japanese firms have mentioned the difficulty in finding labour, so perhaps they'll find something positive to take away from this data.
![Japan February 2024 unemployment rate 2](https://images.forexlive.com/images/Japan%20February%202024%20unemploymnet%20rate_id_eafe6bd1-c91c-4887-b298-53e16d029dcd_size900.jpg)
The bigger focus was on the inflation data: