06:47 AM EST, 03/03/2025 (MT Newswires) -- This week's labor market figures are expected to show that Japan's jobless rate remained steady at 2.4% in January, just 0.2ppt above the 2.5-decade low reached before the pandemic, said Daiwa Capital Markets.

The job-to-applicant ratio (1.25 times) will also be indicative of a tight labor market, added the bank.

Japan is scheduled to release January labor data at 6:30 p.m. ET on Monday.