People who lost their jobs due to the influence of the new Corona spread to a wide range of industries Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare September 1, 16:45

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has compiled information on industries lost as a result of the new coronavirus, such as industries as of August 28, and published it on the 1st.

People who have lost their jobs are spread across a wide range of industries.

As a result, the number of people who lost their jobs due to the new coronavirus was 49,467 as of August 28, including the prospect.



By industry, there


are 7918 people in the manufacturing industry,


7140 people in the lodging industry


, 6912 people in the restaurant business


, 6257 people in the retail business


, and 4010 people in the worker dispatch business.



Initially, due to the decrease in the number of foreign tourists and refraining from going out, there were conspicuous dismissals and suspension of employment in the lodging and restaurant businesses, but the manufacturing industry has since been affected.



In addition, the number of non-regular employees, such as part-time workers and temporary workers, is at least 21,412.



Many people are instructed to take leave from the company where they work.



According to a labor force survey conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the number of workers on leave was a record high of 5.97 million in April.


Although it has been declining since then, there are 2.2 million in July, an increase of 340,000 compared to the same month in the previous year.