The ratio of job offers to applicants last year was 1.16 times on average nationwide, up 0.06 points from the previous year, the first increase in three years.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, "There are signs of a recovery, but the outlook is uncertain due to concerns about the effects of the weak yen and soaring raw material prices."
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the average number of “effective job openings” submitted by companies to Hello Work last year was 2,265,947, an increase of 9.5% from the previous year.
On the other hand, the number of people who registered for Hello Work in search of work last year averaged 1,955,923, an increase of 3.9% from the previous year.
As a result, the active job openings-to-applicants ratio, which indicates how many jobs there are from companies for each person seeking a job, was 1.16 times on a national average last year, up 0.06 points from the previous year.
The ratio of job offers to applicants has increased from the previous year for the first time in three years since 2018.
The active job openings-to-applicants ratio for last month was also announced, rising by 0.01 points to 1.22 times on a national average for the third consecutive month.
The number of new “new job openings” submitted to Hello Work increased by 7.5% from March last year, surpassing the same month of the previous year for 12 consecutive months.
By industry, ▽ "manufacturing industry" increased by 22% and ▽ "information and communication industry" increased by 16.9% compared to March last year.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said, "Although there are signs of recovery in many industries, the outlook is uncertain due to concerns about the effects of the weak yen and soaring raw material prices."