Effective job offer ratio in July 1.59 times Decreased for 3 consecutive months August 30 8:31
The effective job offer ratio, which indicates how many jobs are available from companies for one job seeker, was 1.59 times last month, 0.02 points below the previous month, and negative for the third consecutive month.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the effective job offer ratio last month was 1.59 times excluding seasonal fluctuations, 0.02 points below the previous month, and negative for three consecutive months.
This is the first time in 1 year and 4 months since March last year that the job offer ratio is below 1.6 times, but it remains at a high level.
If you look at each prefecture,
▽ Tokyo was the highest at 2.09 times,
▽ Next, Hiroshima Prefecture is 2.03 times,
▽ Gifu Prefecture 2.02 times,
▽ Fukui Prefecture 2.01 times,
▽ Ishikawa Prefecture has doubled.
On the other hand, the lowest was
▽ 1.17 times in Kanagawa Prefecture,
▽ Next, Okinawa Prefecture is 1.19 times,
▽ Aomori Prefecture 1.2 times,
▽ Hokkaido and Nagasaki Prefecture are 1.23 times.
New job openings from companies increased 2.5% from the same month of the previous year, compared to 6.5% for new job seekers.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, “the number of job offers from companies has declined when looking at the manufacturing industry only, and this seems to have led to a decrease in the effective job offer ratio.