The number of people receiving unemployment allowances in three Tohoku prefectures increased 60 percent in October from a year earlier, reflecting the grim job market caused by the March 11 disaster.
Job creation is likely to become an even more pressing issue from January, when government unemployment benefits begin to expire, observers said.
Figures from the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry show there were 49,848 people in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures receiving unemployment benefits in October, a 59.7 percent increase compared to the same month of last year. (Yomiuri)
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