Contraction of the Job-Listing Market Due to Fluctuations in Economic and Employment Conditions
First written in FY2018. 7 of 23 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2020. Latest entry: FY2026.
eole moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2020.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「The March 2026 seasonally adjusted effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio was 1.18, down 0.08 points year on year.」
The effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio in the job market was 1.18, down 0.08 points year on year. This indicates a further decline from the previous assessment that the market was in the process of recovering. - 2026-05-15WorsenedRevision of earnings forecasts
「The seasonally adjusted active job-openings-to-applicants ratio was 1.18 in March 2026, according to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s “General Employment Placement Situation for March 2026 and Fiscal 2025.” It was slightly lower recently and down year on year, and a recovery is hoped for going forward.」
求人広告市場の有効求人倍率が1.18倍へ低下し、求人市場の停滞・回復途上の状況を更新した。 - FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「The seasonally adjusted effective job openings-to-applicants ratio was 1.20x in September 2025, trending slightly downward recently and also declining year on year, while recovery going forward is desired.」
The effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio in the job advertising market declined to 1.20, further worsening the job market’s stagnant, ongoing-recovery situation. - FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「Regarding the Internet-based job advertising market on which we have focused, the September 2024 seasonally adjusted effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio was 1.24 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, “Status of General Labour Introductions (September 2024)”), showing a slight recent decline and also decreasing year on year. Recovery going forward is desired.」
The effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio declined to 1.24 and decreased both recently and year on year, worsening the job market’s stagnant, ongoing-recovery situation. - FY2024Stagnation in the job market alongside expectations for recoveryAnnual report
「In the Internet-based job advertising market on which we have focused, the average effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio for fiscal 2023 was 1.29, while the seasonally adjusted ratio for March 2024 was 1.28, decreases of 0.02 and 0.04 points, respectively, year on year (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, “Status of General Labour Introductions (March 2024 and Fiscal 2023)”), indicating a period of stagnation.」
The average effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio was 1.29 in fiscal 2023 and 1.28 in March 2024, both lower year on year, and the job advertising market was described as being in a period of stagnation. - FY2024-Q3A slight decline in the job-offers-to-applicants ratio alongside an ongoing recoveryAnnual report
「The seasonally adjusted effective job openings-to-applicants ratio was 1.27x in December 2023 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, “Report on the General Employment Placement Situation (December 2023)”). It had recently been trending slightly downward, and recovery is desired.」
The effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio declined slightly to 1.27 recently, updating the assessment that the job market remains in the process of recovering. - FY2024-Q2A slight decline in the job openings-to-applicants ratio alongside an increase in postingsAnnual report
「The September 2023 seasonally adjusted effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio was 1.29 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, “Status of General Labour Introductions (September 2023)”), showing a slight recent decline. The number of job advertisements posted by occupational category in September 2023 was 1.313 million overall (Japan Recruitment Information Association, “Aggregated Results for the Number of Job Advertisements Posted, etc. (September 2023)”), up year on year and showing signs of recovery, although further recovery is desired.」
The effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio declined slightly to 1.29 recently, while the number of job advertisements posted increased year on year and maintained its recovery trend. The qualification that the market remains in the process of recovering also remains in place. - FY2024-Q1A slight decline in the job openings-to-applicants ratio alongside an increase in postingsAnnual report
「The June 2023 seasonally adjusted effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio was 1.30 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, “Status of General Labour Introductions (June 2023)”), showing a slight recent decline. The number of job advertisements posted by occupational category in June 2023 was 1.449 million overall (Japan Recruitment Information Association, “Aggregated Results for the Number of Job Advertisements Posted, etc. (June 2023)”), up year on year and showing signs of recovery, although further recovery is desired.」
The effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio declined slightly to 1.30 recently, while the number of job advertisements posted increased year on year and maintained its recovery trend. The qualification that the market remains in the process of recovering also remains in place. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「The average effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio for fiscal 2022 was 1.31, while the seasonally adjusted ratio for March 2023 was 1.32, increases of 0.15 and 0.10 points, respectively, year on year.」
The effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio improved to 1.31 and 1.32, while the number of job advertisements posted also increased 17.3% year on year. The job market entered a further recovery phase. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The December 2022 seasonally adjusted effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio was 1.35 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, “Status of General Labour Introductions (December 2022)”), showing a slight recent increase. The number of job advertisements posted by occupational category in December 2022 was 1.30 million overall, up year on year and showing signs of recovery, although further recovery is desired.」
The effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio increased slightly to 1.35, while the number of job advertisements posted rose to 1.30 million, up year on year. The job market is showing signs of recovery, but the qualification that further recovery is desired remains in place. - FY2023-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「Regarding the Internet-based job advertising market on which we have focused, the September 2022 seasonally adjusted effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio was 1.34 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, “Status of General Labour Introductions (September 2022)”), showing a slight recent increase. The number of job advertisements posted by occupational category in September 2022 was 1.249 million overall (Japan Recruitment Information Association, “Aggregated Results for the Number of Job Advertisements Posted, etc. (September 2022)”), up year on year and showing signs of recovery, although further recovery is desired.」
The effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio was 1.34 and the number of job advertisements posted was 1.249 million, indicating improvement and signs of recovery from the same period of the previous year. However, the qualification that further recovery is desired remains in place. - FY2023-Q1SoftenedAnnual report
「The June 2022 seasonally adjusted effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio was 1.27 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, “Status of General Labour Introductions (June 2022)”), remaining flat recently. The number of job advertisements posted by occupational category in June 2022 was 1.232 million overall (Japan Recruitment Information Association, “Aggregated Results for the Number of Job Advertisements Posted, etc. (June 2022)”), up year on year, although it had been broadly flat since the beginning of 2022, and further recovery is desired.」
The effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio was 1.27 and the number of job advertisements posted was 1.232 million, improving from the same period of the previous year. However, both figures were considered to be broadly flat or in need of further recovery, indicating some easing of the deterioration in the job market. - FY2022SoftenedAnnual report
「The average effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio for fiscal 2021 was 1.16, while the seasonally adjusted ratio for March 2022 was 1.22, increases of 0.06 and 0.12 points, respectively, year on year. The number of job advertisements posted by occupational category in March 2022 was 1.31 million overall, up 48.1% year on year.」
The effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio and the number of job advertisements posted improved year on year, marking a shift in the job market from an exclusively deteriorating situation to a recovery phase. However, the risk of changes in the employment environment due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic remains. - FY2022-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「The December 2021 seasonally adjusted effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio was 1.16 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, “Status of General Labour Introductions (December 2021 and 2021)”), remaining broadly flat recently. The number of job advertisements posted by occupational category in December 2021 was 1.03 million overall (Japan Recruitment Information Association, “Aggregated Results for the Number of Job Advertisements Posted, etc. (December 2021)”), up year on year and showing signs of recovery, although further recovery is desired.」
The effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio was broadly flat at 1.16, while the number of job advertisements posted increased year on year and showed signs of recovery. The statement that further recovery is desired also remains in place. - FY2022-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「The September 2021 seasonally adjusted effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio was 1.16 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, “Status of General Labour Introductions (September 2021)”), remaining broadly flat recently. The number of job advertisements posted by occupational category in September 2021 was 944,000 overall, up year on year and showing signs of recovery, although further recovery is desired.」
The effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio was 1.16 and the number of job advertisements posted was 944,000, indicating a recovery from the deterioration in the same period of the previous year. However, the figures also showed a broadly flat trend and the need for further recovery. - FY2022-Q1SoftenedAnnual report
「The seasonally adjusted active job openings-to-applicants ratio was 1.13 in June 2021 and had recently remained flat. The number of job advertisements posted by occupational category in June 2021 was 833,000 in total. Although this represented an increase from the same month a year earlier, it had remained broadly flat since the beginning of 2021, and further recovery was needed.」
The active job openings-to-applicants ratio was 1.13, and job advertising postings totaled 833,000. The market showed a year-on-year recovery, partly easing the sharp deterioration seen in the previous period, although the flat trend and need for further recovery were also noted. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「In the internet-based job advertising market, the average active job openings-to-applicants ratio for fiscal 2020 was 1.10, while the seasonally adjusted ratio in March 2021 was 1.10, down 0.45 points and 0.29 points, respectively, year on year (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, “Status of General Job Placements (March 2021 and Fiscal 2020)”). The total number of job advertisements posted in the job media market in March 2021 was 886,000, down 40.3% year on year, although it had recently shown a gradual recovery trend.」
The active job openings-to-applicants ratio fell to 1.10, while job advertising postings declined 40.3% year on year. Although a recovery trend was also noted, the deterioration in the job market was quantified. - FY2021-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「In the internet-based job advertising market, which has been a focus of the Company, the effective job openings-to-applicants ratio has declined substantially since March 2020 as economic activity stagnated amid requests for voluntary restraints and business closures due to the spread of COVID-19. Although signs of a bottom have recently emerged, a faster recovery is desired.」
Although the contraction in the job advertising market and the sharp decline in the active job openings-to-applicants ratio continued, the company stated that signs of a bottom had recently emerged, representing a partial shift from its previous uniformly negative description. - FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In the internet-based job advertising market, which has been a focus of the Company, the effective job openings-to-applicants ratio has declined substantially since March 2020 as economic activity stagnated amid requests for voluntary restraints and business closures due to the spread of COVID-19, and the outlook remains uncertain.」
Regarding the contraction in the job market, the company stated that the active job openings-to-applicants ratio had fallen sharply since March 2020, presenting a more severe deterioration in employment conditions. - FY2021-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「The effective job openings-to-applicants ratio in the internet-based job advertising market, which has been a focus of the Company, has recently been trending downward as economic activity stagnated amid requests for voluntary restraints and business closures due to the spread of COVID-19, and employment conditions have deteriorated rapidly.」
Regarding the risk of a contraction in the job market due to fluctuations in economic and employment conditions, the company stated that the downward trend in the active job openings-to-applicants ratio and a sharp deterioration in employment conditions were actually occurring. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「However, in March, the services sector and other industries were rapidly affected by the impact of COVID-19. The total number of job advertisements posted in the job media market in March was 1.485 million, down 5.6% year on year, raising concerns about a deterioration in the near-term outlook. If the prolonged impact of COVID-19 causes significant changes in employment conditions or other aspects of the economic environment, this could affect our near-term financial results.」
The risk of a contraction in the job advertising market became more specific, with an actual decline in postings due to the impact of COVID-19 and concerns about the effect on financial results from deteriorating employment conditions. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「However, the job advertising market is susceptible to economic conditions, employment conditions and other aspects of the economic environment. If these conditions fluctuate significantly, this could affect our business and financial results.」
The company reiterated the risk of a contraction in the job advertising market due to economic and employment conditions and other aspects of the economic environment. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「However, the job market is susceptible to economic conditions, employment conditions and other aspects of the economic environment. If these conditions fluctuate significantly, this could affect our business and financial results.」
The company stated the risk that the job market could be affected by economic and employment conditions and other aspects of the economic environment.