Effective job openings ratio in February: National average 1.26 times, 0.01 points lower than the previous month. In Ishikawa Prefecture, which was affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, the effective job openings-to-applicants ratio decreased to 1.41 times.
By prefecture, the highest rate was 1.89 times in Fukui, followed by 1.68 times in Yamaguchi prefecture and 1.06 times in Osaka prefecture. Looking at new job openings by industry, compared to the same month last year, the increase was 4.2%.