The active job openings-to-applicants ratio for January was 1.20 times on average, up 0.03 points from the previous month.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, "There are signs of recovery, but the outlook is uncertain due to concerns about the impact of the re-spreading of the infection."
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the effective ratio of job offers to applicants in January, which indicates how many jobs there are from companies for each person seeking a job, is 1.20 times on a national average, up 0.03 points from the previous month. I did.
In addition, the number of new job offers submitted by companies to Hello Work in January increased by 14.6% from January last year, surpassing the same month of the previous year for 10 consecutive months.
Compared to January last year, new job openings by industry are up 38.8% for the “accommodation / restaurant service industry” and up 38.5% for the “manufacturing industry”.
Looking at the ratio of job offers to applicants by prefecture, the highest ratio was 1.97 times in Fukui prefecture, 1.72 times in Shimane prefecture, and 1.71 times in Toyama prefecture.
The lowest was 0.85 times in Okinawa prefecture, 0.90 times in Kanagawa prefecture, 0.92 times in Tokyo, etc., and the ratio of job offers to applicants was less than 1 times in 6 prefectures.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, "There are signs of recovery due to the resumption of economic activities, and in the manufacturing and construction industries, the number of new job offers is higher than before the spread of the infection. There are concerns and the future is uncertain. "