Companies in Japan say excess labor forces were reduced in August from May, according to a quarterly survey released Friday by the Labor Ministry.
The diffusion index for excess labor forces stood at minus 6 in August, indicating there are more companies that feel they have an excessive number of workers than those that are short of workers.
The August index, however, was an improvement from the minus 10 in May, the latest Survey on Labor Economic Trends indicates.
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