Fewer Japanese college students on the job hunt secured employment when they graduated in March, the lowest percentage in over a decade, according to a government survey released Tuesday.

Slumping for the third consecutive year, the data showed 91.1% of college students who sought employment had a job lined up as of April 1, a 0.7 percentage point decrease compared with 2010. That was the same dismal record as 2000, according to a survey released by the Education and Labor ministries. The rate has also fallen across the...