The active job openings-to-applicants ratio for May was 1.09, the same as the previous month.
The number of new job offers from companies has decreased by about 30% compared to May before the spread of the infection, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says that the situation is "continuing tough."
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the effective ratio of job offers to applicants in May, which indicates how many jobs there are from companies for each person seeking a job, was 1.09 times, which was the same as the previous month.
The number of new job openings from companies in May was 686,225, an increase of 7.7% from May last year when the first state of emergency was declared.
However, it has decreased by 30.8% compared to May before the spread of the infection, and the severe situation continues.
Looking at the rate of increase from May last year for new job openings in May, the manufacturing industry accounted for 30.3%, and the lifestyle-related service industry and entertainment industry accounted for 21.7%.
On the other hand, wholesale and retail trade decreased by 5.3%.
Looking at the ratio of job offers to applicants by prefecture, the highest ratio was 1.81 times in Fukui prefecture, 1.60 times in Shimane prefecture, and 1.57 times in Akita prefecture.
The lowest was 0.83 times in Okinawa prefecture, 0.85 times in Tokyo, 0.90 times in Osaka prefecture, and so on.
The active job openings-to-applicants ratio fell below 1 in 6 prefectures.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, "The number of job vacancies from companies has not returned to the level before the spread of the infection and the severe situation continues. Due to the uncertainty of the economic outlook, the number of job vacancies has not improved significantly." is.