Solid domestic employment environment and job-to-applicant ratios
First written in FY2024-Q2. . Latest entry: FY2026.
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- FY2026Employment indicators updatedAnnual report
「Japan's domestic employment conditions remained solid at a high level despite showing a slight downward trend in February 2026. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.6% (2.4% in the same month of the previous year and 2.7% in the previous month), the effective job openings-to-applicants ratio was 1.19 (1.24 and 1.18, respectively), and the new job openings-to-applicants ratio was 2.10 (2.30 and 2.11, respectively).」
The unemployment rate, effective job openings-to-applicants ratio and new job openings-to-applicants ratio were updated with the February 2026 figures. Although they were slightly lower year on year, employment conditions were described as solid at a high level. - FY2026-H1Employment indicators updatedAnnual report
「The human resources services market, which is the business area of our Group as a whole, remains solid at a high level despite showing a slight downward trend. In August 2025, Japan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.6% (2.5% in the same month of the previous year and 2.7% in the previous month), the effective job openings-to-applicants ratio was 1.20 (1.23 and 1.22, respectively), and the new job openings-to-applicants ratio was 2.15 (2.32 and 2.17, respectively).」
The employment indicators were updated with the August 2025 figures. The unemployment rate, effective job openings-to-applicants ratio and new job openings-to-applicants ratio all declined year on year, but were described as remaining solid at a high level. - FY2025-H1Employment indicators updatedAnnual report
「The human resources services market, which is the business area of our Group as a whole, remains solid at a high level after a temporary decline. In August 2024, Japan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.5% (2.7% in the same month of the previous year and 2.7% in the previous month), the effective job openings-to-applicants ratio was 1.23 (1.29 and 1.24, respectively), and the new job openings-to-applicants ratio was 2.32 (2.33 and 2.22, respectively).」
The unemployment rate, effective job openings-to-applicants ratio and new job openings-to-applicants ratio were updated with the August 2024 figures, and domestic employment conditions were described as solid at a high level even after a temporary decline. - FY2024Employment indicators updatedAnnual report
「Japan's domestic employment conditions remained generally solid and broadly flat in February 2024. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.6% (2.6% in the same month of the previous year and 2.4% in the previous month), the effective job openings-to-applicants ratio was 1.26 (1.34 and 1.27, respectively), and the new job openings-to-applicants ratio was 2.26 (2.32 and 2.28, respectively).」
The unemployment rate, effective job openings-to-applicants ratio and new job openings-to-applicants ratio were updated with the February 2024 figures. - FY2024-Q3Employment indicators updatedAnnual report
「The human resources services market, which is the business area of our Group as a whole, remains solid. In November 2023, Japan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.5% (2.5% in the same month of the previous year and 2.5% in the previous month), the effective job openings-to-applicants ratio was 1.28 (1.35 and 1.30, respectively), and the new job openings-to-applicants ratio was 2.26 (2.42 and 2.24, respectively).」
The company updated the November 2023 unemployment rate, effective job openings-to-applicants ratio and new job openings-to-applicants ratio, showed comparisons with the same month of the previous year and the previous month, and described domestic employment conditions as solid. - FY2024-Q2First statedAnnual report
「The human resources services market, which is the business area of our Group as a whole, remains solid. In August 2023, Japan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.7% (2.5% in the same month of the previous year and 2.7% in the previous month), the effective job openings-to-applicants ratio was 1.29 (1.32 and 1.29, respectively), and the new job openings-to-applicants ratio was 2.33 (2.32 and 2.27, respectively).」
The company reported the August 2023 unemployment rate, effective job openings-to-applicants ratio and new job openings-to-applicants ratio, describing domestic employment conditions as solid.