Effective job openings-to-applicants ratio in May 46th year-on-year decrease for the first time in 46 years June 30 8:35

The effective job openings-to-applicants ratio, which shows how many job offers from companies for each person seeking a job, was 1.20 in May, down 0.12 points from the previous month. Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, it has been the first time for 46 years and 4 months since the oil shock to fall.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the ratio of active job openings to applicants for the last month was 1.20, excluding seasonal fluctuations, down 0.12 points from the previous month and falling below the previous month for 5 consecutive months.

This is the first decrease in 46 years and 4 months after January 1974, when the oil shock had dropped 0.20 points.

By prefecture,
Fukui was the highest with 1.66 times,
▽ followed by Okayama with 1.59 times, and
▽ Tokyo with 1.55 times.

▽ The lowest was 0.78 times that of Okinawa,
▽ followed by Aomori and Shiga were 0.93 times,
▽ Nagasaki was 0.94 times, etc. In addition, it was below 1 times in Hokkaido, Kanagawa and Kochi.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, “In the construction industry and the information and communications industry, the decline in new job offers has improved slightly, but even in the areas where the emergency declaration was lifted earlier, there are some industries, such as the lodging industry, where job offers have not returned, The situation continues to be unpredictable."

Significant decrease in new jobs

New jobs have continued to fall sharply since April.

Last month, new job openings from businesses fell 32.1% compared to the same period last year.

By industry, the
largest decline rate was for accommodation/restaurant services, which was 55.9%,
followed by lifestyle-related services and entertainment, which was 44.2%, and
manufacturing was 42.8%.

On the other hand, the number of new job seekers has decreased by 14.5% compared to the same period last year, but of these, about 91,000 people are looking for a job because of the owner's convenience, which is the same period last year. 31.3% higher than the above, and it is increasing sharply.