Aomori Prefecture's effective job openings-to-applicants ratio rose to 1.09 in September, with 24,714 job openings and 22,699 jobseekers. Views were expressed that attention should be paid going forward to the impact of an increase in the minimum wage and rising prices.
Regarding employment conditions in Aomori Prefecture, the effective job openings-to-applicants ratio rose by 0.01 percentage points from the previous month to 1.09 in September, marking an increase for the second consecutive month. The report covers an announcement by the Aomori Labour Bureau.
There were 24,714 effective job openings and 22,699 effective jobseekers in September, indicating that the number of job openings continues to exceed the number of jobseekers.
Going forward, attention will need to be paid to the impact of wage increases, including the minimum wage, and rising prices. Concerns have been voiced about bankruptcies caused by surging prices, along with warnings that bankruptcies could increase particularly in the retail sector.