I am aware that there are various reports appearing in newspapers. On a related note, it was announced at the Cabinet meeting today that Japan's unemployment rate is 5.1%. As it was, if I remember right, 5.0% last month, which means that there are approximately 3.3 million unemployed people, it is obvious that the economy, particularly employment, is in a situation not to be complacent about. Excuse me for repeatedly saying this but I, as part of my effort to determine how to deal with this Act, met with four SME business groups in Nagoya and Osaka and groups of small- and medium-size regional banks as well as shinkin banks, credit associations, etc. in the Nagoya and Osaka regions to listen firsthand to them frankly voice what they had to say. As I heard that SMEs are particularly in a grim business condition due to the high yen and other factors, we are in the process of examining the matter with the extension of the Act in mind as well.発音を聞く 例文帳に追加

色々新聞に載っているということは知っておりますけれども、特に今日、閣議で完全失業率が5.1（％）という発表がございました。先月は確か5.0（％）でございましたから、約330万人の完全失業者がおりまして、景気というのは、特に雇用は予断を許さない状況にあるということは、よくご存じだと思います。何度も申しますけれども、大阪、名古屋でこの法律をどうすればよいかというようなことで、名古屋、大阪の中小企業4団体、あるいは名古屋、大阪地域の中小の地方銀行、あるいは信金、信組などにもお集まりいただきまして、率直な生の声も色々聞かせていただきました。なかなか円高の影響もこれあり、特に中小企業は非常に業況が厳しいというような話も聞いておりますので、しっかり延長も視野に入れて検討しているところでございます。 - 金融庁