Out of work - Blowfish

Japan, Inc., Feb, 2003

According to the Ministry of Education, the number of high school students with jobs awaiting them after graduation in March 2003 fell 3.6 points to an average of 33.4 percent. For the women, the figure was an especially low 30.1 percent. For university graduates, the figure was 67.0 percent for males (down 0.6%) and 60.1 percent for females (down 0.5).

The only figure to show an increase was that of male students at occupational training schools. A full 93.9 percent said they had a job lined up, which was a 1.8 percent rise from last year.