The active job openings-to-applicants ratio in November was 1.35 on a national average, leveling off from the previous month, and the rise that had continued since the beginning of this year stopped in 10 months.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the effective ratio of job offers to job seekers, which indicates the number of job openings per person, was 1.35 on average nationwide in November.
The active job openings-to-applicants ratio has been rising for 10 consecutive months since the beginning of this year, but this time it remained flat.
Looking at the active job openings-to-applicants ratio by prefecture by employment area, the highest was
▽ 2.02 times in Fukui Prefecture
, 1.87 times in Shimane Prefecture,
▽ 1.80 times in Yamaguchi Prefecture
,
▽ 1.09 times in Kanagawa Prefecture, and ▽ 1.09 times in
Okinawa Prefecture. It
was 1.10 times
that of the prefecture and 1.11 times that of Osaka prefecture.
New job openings posted by companies to Hello Work
increased by 8.7% compared to November last year
. I was.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, ``Some companies are reluctant to take drastic measures to recruit workers because they fear that the number of employees may become excessive due to the effects of the resurgence of new coronavirus infections and the effects of the weak yen and high prices. , It seems that companies' willingness to hire will be maintained, and we would like to keep an eye on future developments."