Jobs To Applications Ratio in Japan increased to 1.24 in September from 1.23 in August of 2024, exceeding forecasts of no change. This means that there are 124 job openings for every 100 applicants. Jobs To Applications Ratio in Japan averaged 0.92 from 1963 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 1.93 in November of 1973 and a record low of 0.42 in August of 2009. source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan

Jobs To Applications Ratio in Japan increased to 1.24 in September from 1.23 in August of 2024.




Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-09-30 11:30 PM
Jobs/applications ratio
Aug 1.23 1.24 1.24 1.23
2024-10-28 11:30 PM
Jobs/applications ratio
Sep 1.24 1.23 1.23 1.23
2024-11-28 11:30 PM
Jobs/applications ratio
Oct 1.24 1.24 1.24


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Full Time Employment 23569.00 23450.00 Thousand Aug 2024
Job Vacancies 832.06 816.63 Thousand Aug 2024
Jobs/applications ratio 1.24 1.23 Sep 2024
Minimum Wages 1054.00 1002.00 JPY/Hour Oct 2024
Part Time Employment 7564.00 7749.00 Thousand Aug 2024
Retirement Age Men 64.00 64.00 Years Dec 2024
Retirement Age Women 64.00 64.00 Years Dec 2024
Unemployment Rate 2.40 2.50 percent Sep 2024
Average Cash Earnings YoY 2.80 2.80 percent Sep 2024
Wages 328230.00 327096.00 JPY/Month Sep 2024
Wages in Manufacturing 354182.00 354079.00 JPY/Month Sep 2024

Japan Jobs To Applications Ratio
The series refers to the ratio of active job openings to applicants is a rate of the number of job offers (sum of the carried forward ones from the previous month and new ones) to the number of job seekers registered at public employment security offices ("Hello Work") all over the country. It indicates the number of job offers per one job seeker. The ratio is obtained by dividing monthly active job openings by monthly active applications.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.24 1.23 1.93 0.42 1963 - 2024 Monthly
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