The active job openings-to-applicants ratio for November was 1.15, which was flat from the previous month.
New job openings from companies have exceeded the same month of the previous year for eight consecutive months, but the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has stated that "the future is uncertain due to 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 November, which indicates how many jobs there are from companies for each person seeking a job, was 1.15 times, which was the same as the previous month and remained unchanged.
New job openings from companies increased by 12.3% from November last year, surpassing the same month of the previous year for eight consecutive months.
On the other hand, it has decreased by 11.7% compared to November, and has not recovered to the level before the spread of the infection.
Compared to November last year, the number of new job openings by
industry was + 38% for "manufacturing"
and + 23.3% for "accommodation / restaurant service".
Looking at the ratio of job offers to applicants by prefecture,
the highest
ratio was
1.87 times in Fukui prefecture,
followed by 1.69 times in Shimane prefecture,
and 1.58 times in Toyama and Yamaguchi prefectures.
▼ The lowest was 0.81 times in Okinawa prefecture,
▼ 0.88 times in Kanagawa prefecture,
▼ 0.90 times in Tokyo, etc., and the
ratio of job offers to applicants was less than 1 times in 7 prefectures.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said, "There are signs of recovery due to the resumption of economic activities, and the level is higher than before the spread of the infection in the manufacturing and construction industries. ".