The active job openings-to-applicants ratio in May was 1.24 times on average nationwide, up 0.01 points from the previous month and rising for 5 consecutive months.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, "the number of job offers is increasing in a wide range of industries, and there is a continuing trend toward recovery."
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the active job openings-to-applicants ratio, which indicates how many jobs there are from companies for each person seeking a job, was 1.24 times on average in May.
It increased by 0.01 points from the previous month and increased for 5 consecutive months.
In addition, the number of new job offers submitted by companies to Hello Work increased by 17.2% from May last year, surpassing the same month of the previous year for 14 consecutive months.
Comparing new job openings by industry from May last year,
▽ "accommodation / food service industry" increased by 54.3%,
▽ "manufacturing industry" increased by 23.9%, and
▽ "academic research, specialized / technical service industry" increased by 18.4. % And so on.
Looking at the ratio of job offers to applicants by prefecture, the highest ratio was 2.05 times in Fukui prefecture, followed by 1.87 times in Shimane prefecture and 1.69 times in Gifu prefecture.
The lowest was 0.95 times in Okinawa prefecture, 1.00 times in Tokyo and Osaka prefectures, and 1.03 times in Kanagawa prefecture.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said, "The number of job offers is increasing in a wide range of industries, and there is a continuing movement to pick up. However, the number of people infected with the new corona is gradually increasing, and prices are rising, so it is necessary to keep an eye on the future." is.