JTO: Number of 'freeters' up 80,000 in first rise in six years

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Number of 'freeters' up 80,000 in first rise in six years
By - 04-10-2010 04:11 PM
Originally Posted at: The Japan Times Online

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The number of so-called freeters, or young workers with nonregular and unstable jobs, came to 1.78 million in 2009, up 80,000 from 2008 and posting the first year-on-year increase in six years, according to officials of the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry.
An official of the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry attributed the increase to a difficult employment situation and said the number of freeters could continue to rise this year.



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