Effective job openings-to-applicants ratio of 1.32 times last month The number of job offers decreased significantly due to the influence of the new corona 8:31 on May 29
The active job openings-to-applicants ratio, which shows how many job offers from companies for each person seeking a job, was 1.32 times last month, falling for the fourth consecutive month from the previous month. Last month, the number of new jobs was significantly reduced due to the fact that the spread of the new coronavirus caused a national declaration of emergency and severely limited economic activities.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the ratio of job offers to applicants for the last month was 1.32, excluding seasonal factors, which was a decrease of 0.07 points from the previous month, falling below the previous month for 4 consecutive months.
By prefecture, Fukui was the highest with 1.88 times, followed by Okayama with 1.76 times, Tokyo with 1.73 times, Hiroshima with 1.64 times, and Kagawa with 1.59 times. On the other hand, the lowest was 0.91 times that of Okinawa, followed by Aomori 1 time, Kanagawa 1.03 times, Nagasaki 1.04 times, and Kochi 1.07 times.
The ratio of job offers to applicants continued to exceed 1 in all prefectures, but since September 2016, it has fallen in Okinawa for the first time in 3 years and 7 months.
Also, the number of new jobs offered by companies has decreased by 31.9% compared to the same period last year. This is the first drop in 10 years and 11 months since May 2009 when new jobs decreased by 34.5% due to the Lehman shock.
By industry, the largest decrease was in the accommodation and food service industries, which fell by 47.9%, followed by lifestyle services and entertainment by 44%, and the manufacturing industry, which decreased by 40.3%. On the other hand, the number of people seeking new jobs has decreased by 10.2%.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, `` In addition to the food and beverage industry, which was required to refrain from operating in the declaration of emergency, in addition to the lack of manpower that was not subject to self-restraint, there is a tendency to refrain from recruiting new employees, and the impact of the new coronavirus is widespread. There is. "