".March factory output rose 0.2% from the previous month.... a 1.9% factory output increase between January and March from the previous three months...figures from the internal affairs ministry showed Japan’s jobless rate stood at 4.1% in March, down 0.2 percentage points from the previous month, and the lowest level since November 2008."
Source: Japan's factory output up, jobless rate down to 4-year low
APR. 30, 2013
Japan Today