Japan's unemployment rate hit a 21-year low of 3.0% in July, with the availability of jobs remaining high, Japan's News Agency (Kyodo)Tuesday.

    The jobless rate was down 0.1 percentage point from June and marked the lowest level since May 1995, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said.

    The country's job availability remained unchanged at 1.37 in July, meaning 137 positions were available for every 100 job seekers, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.