The median estimate from a Reuters poll of economists was for a rate of 3.2 percent, unchanged from May.
The jobs-applicants ratio rose to 1.37 in June from 1.36 in May, separate data by the labor ministry showed, to reach the highest since August 1991. That matched the median estimate. (Reporting by Sumio Ito; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)Japan jobless rate falls to 3.1 percent in June
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