TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government says the nation’s unemployment rate was unchanged in March from February at 4.6 percent, excluding those areas struck by last month’s earthquake and tsunami.
The seasonally adjusted figure released Thursday is better than Kyodo News agency’s average market forecast of 4.8 percent.
The result marks the ninth consecutive month of steady improvements in the nation’s employment picture.
The government also said in a separate report that consumer prices declined for the 25th straight month.Read more on NewsOK.com

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By The Associated PressThe Oklahoma House has passed legislation that requires state employees and elected officials to comply with state income tax laws or risk losing their jobs.Read more on NewsOK.com

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BY DON MECOY dmecoy@opubco.comOklahoma’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.1 percent in March as state created 13,200 jobs, but thousands also left the labor force, estimates show.Read more on NewsOK.com

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LABOR Unemployment falls in two-thirds of states The unemployment rate fell in two-thirds of the nation’s states last month, the latest evidence that the strengthening economy is encouraging many employers to boost hiring. The Labor Department said Tuesday that the unemployment rate dropped in 34 states in March. That’s the … Read more