Japan’s job availability improves in September

On October 1, the government lifted the country’s state of emergency amid a sharp drop in new COVID-19 cases, prompting businesses to hire staff.
By: | November 3, 2021
Topics: Japan | News | Recruitment

Japan’s job availability has improved in September for the first time in two months, according to government data. 

The job-to-applicant ratio increased from 1.14 to 1.16, according to data from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, indicating that there were 116 job openings for every 100 jobseekers. 

On October 1, the government lifted the country’s state of emergency which had lasted for months, amid a sharp drop in new COVID-19 cases across Japan, prompting businesses to hire staff as they geared up for an economic restart. 

Japan’s jobless rate was unchanged at 2.8% in September. The number of those unemployed totalled 1.92 million, marking the third straight month a drop has been reported, reports NHK World. 

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The number of non-regular employees — which includes temporary workers, dispatch workers, part-timers, contractors — numbered 20.59 million, down 1% year-on-year, according to Statistics Japan.