Japan's unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.3 per cent in July, dpa quoted the government as saying Friday. The jobless rate for women edged up to 4.1 per cent from 4.0 per cent in June, while that for men was flat at 4.5 per cent, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications reported. The number of unemployed decreased by 240,000 in July from a year earlier to 2.88 million for the 26th consecutive month of decline, the ministry said.