Effective job openings to applicants in March: 1.39 times, 1.4 times lower than in three and a half years
The active job openings-to-applicants ratio, which shows how many job offers from companies for each person seeking a job, was 1.39 times last month, falling below the previous month's results for 3 consecutive months. It has fallen below 1.4 times for the first time in three and a half years, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says that the spread of new coronavirus infection is beginning to appear.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the ratio of job offers to applicants for the last month was 1.39, excluding seasonal factors, which was a decrease of 0.06 points from the previous month, falling below the previous month for the third consecutive month.
It has been three and a half years since September 2016 that the ratio of job offers to applicants has dropped below 1.4.
New jobs from companies declined in most industries, including manufacturing, lodging and food and beverage services, with an overall 12.1% decrease over the same period last year.
On the other hand, the number of new job seekers has decreased by 3%.
By prefecture,
Okayama prefecture had the highest 1.9 times,
▽ followed by Tokyo with 1.87 times, and
▽ Fukui prefecture with 1.84 times.
On the other hand,
▽ was the lowest in Okinawa, 1.06 times,
▽ followed by Kanagawa, 1.07 times,
▽ Aomori and Nagasaki, 1.1 times.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said, “The number of job offers is decreasing in a wide range of industries, and the impact of the spread of the new coronavirus infection is beginning to appear. The ratio of effective job offers to applicants is still high, but it is necessary to pay close attention to future trends.” I am.
New job offer The impact of the new Corona is remarkable
Last month, the number of jobs submitted by companies to Hello Work nationwide decreased by 12.1% compared to the same period in the previous year.
By industry, the
largest decline in new jobs was in the manufacturing industry, a decrease of 22.8% compared to the same period the previous year,
followed by the accommodation and food service industries at 19.9%,
and The service industry
decreased by 18.1%, and the life-related service and entertainment industries such as travel agencies and movie theaters decreased by 16.6%.
Among them, the lodging industry and the food and beverage service industry have continued to decline from the previous month, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says that the effect of the spread of the new coronavirus is beginning to appear.