The active job openings-to-applicants ratio was 1.18x in August, unchanged from the previous month. New job openings, however, fell 3.4% year on year, remaining below the year-earlier level for the second consecutive month.
ツナグ働き方研究所, a subsidiary of ツナググループ・ホールディングス, released labor market data for August. The active job openings-to-applicants ratio was 1.18x in August, unchanged from the previous month. New job openings fell 3.4% year on year.
By industry, manufacturing and information and communications increased, while demand declined in accommodation and food services, wholesale and retail, and lifestyle-related services, with declines particularly pronounced in consumer-related industries. The unemployment rate was 2.5%, up 0.1 percentage points month on month and down 0.1 percentage points year on year. The number of unemployed people was 1.8 million, down 20,000 year on year.
The ratio for regular employees was 1.00x, unchanged from the year-earlier level, while the ratio for part-time positions was 1.08x. These data show current employment conditions and trends by industry, with declines in new job openings particularly evident in consumer-related industries.