The active job openings-to-applicants ratio for October was 1.15, down 0.01 points from the previous month.
New job vacancies from companies have surpassed the same month of the previous year for seven consecutive months, but the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says, "The future is uncertain amid concerns about the re-spreading of the infection."
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the active job openings-to-applicants ratio in October, which indicates how many jobs there are from companies for each person seeking a job, was 1.15 times, 0.01 points lower than the previous month.
New job openings from companies increased by 8.7% from October last year, surpassing the same month of the previous year for seven consecutive months.
On the other hand, it has decreased by 16.6% compared to October, and has not recovered to the level before the spread of the infection.
Comparing new job openings by industry from October last year,
▽ "manufacturing industry" increased by 35.9%,
▽ "education / learning support industry" increased by 12.8%,
▽ "information and communication industry" increased by 11.1%,
etc. I am.
Looking at the ratio of job offers to applicants by prefecture,
the highest
ratio was
1.93 times in Fukui prefecture,
followed
by 1.68 times in Shimane
prefecture and 1.60 times in Akita prefecture
.
The lowest
ratios are
0.80 times in Okinawa prefecture,
0.90 times in Tokyo,
0.93 times in Kanagawa prefecture,
etc., and the ratio of job offers to applicants is less than 1 times in 6 prefectures.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said, "In response to the decrease in the number of people infected with the new coronavirus and the movement to resume economic activities, job offers are showing signs of picking up in some industries. Is uncertain, and we need to keep an eye on future trends. "