The active job openings-to-applicants ratio for February was 1.09, slightly below the previous month.
The number of new job offers from companies has decreased for 14 consecutive months compared to the same month of the previous year, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare states that "the number of new job offers continues to decrease due to the effects of the new coronavirus."
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the effective ratio of job offers to applicants in February was 1.09 times, which is 0.01 points lower than the previous month by showing how many jobs there are from companies for each person seeking a job.
The number of “effective number of job offers” from companies in Hello Work nationwide was 2,174,424 in February, a decrease of 396,321 from the same month of the previous year, or 15.4%.
Of these, the number of new job openings from companies in February was 766,349, a decrease of 14.6% from the same month of the previous year, a decrease of 14.6% from the same month of the previous year for 14 consecutive months.
Looking at the rate of decrease in new job offers by industry compared to the same month of the previous year, 41% was for the accommodation / food service industry, and 41% was for the lifestyle-related service / entertainment industry, wholesale / retail industry, and information and communication industry. Both are 23.2%.
Meanwhile, new jobs in the construction industry increased by 10% from the same month of the previous year.
Looking at the ratio of job offers to applicants by prefecture, the highest ratio was 1.64 times in Fukui prefecture, 1.46 times in Kagawa prefecture, and 1.43 times in Shimane prefecture.
On the other hand, the lowest was 0.75 times in Okinawa prefecture, 0.87 times in Hokkaido, 0.89 times in Kanagawa prefecture, and so on.
The active job openings-to-applicants ratio fell below 1 in 9 prefectures.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, "The number of job offers continues to decline due to the effects of the new coronavirus. On the other hand, there is a possibility that people who have lost their jobs due to the cancellation of the state of emergency will start job-seeking activities. It is necessary to pay close attention to what kind of effect it will have on. "