Job openings-to-applicants ratio

		Active job openings-to-applicants ratio			New job openings-to-applicants ratio
		Excluding new school graduates and including part-timers	Excluding new graduates and part-timers	Part-timers	Excluding new school graduates and including part-timers	Excluding new graduates and part-timers	Part-timers
Calendar year
2017		1.50	1.36	1.78	2.24	1.97	2.81
2018		1.61	1.50	1.82	2.39	2.16	2.87
2019		1.60	1.51	1.76	2.42	2.20	2.85
2020		1.18	1.12	1.29	1.95	1.79	2.27
2021		1.13	1.12	1.14	2.02	1.94	2.16
2022		1.28	1.28	1.28	2.26	2.17	2.42
		(S.A.)	(S.A.)	(S.A.)	(S.A.)	(S.A.)	(S.A.)
2021	Dec	1.18	1.17	1.17	2.18	2.11	2.30
2022	Jan	1.20	1.19	1.20	2.18	2.07	2.32
	Feb	1.21	1.20	1.21	2.24	2.13	2.40
	Mar	1.23	1.22	1.22	2.19	2.09	2.32
	Apr	1.24	1.25	1.23	2.20	2.12	2.36
	May	1.25	1.26	1.25	2.24	2.15	2.37
	Jun	1.27	1.28	1.27	2.24	2.16	2.39
	Jul	1.28	1.29	1.29	2.32	2.22	2.51
	Aug	1.31	1.31	1.31	2.30	2.20	2.49
	Sep	1.32	1.32	1.33	2.30	2.21	2.48
	Oct	1.34	1.33	1.34	2.33	2.26	2.49
	Nov	1.35	1.34	1.36	2.38	2.28	2.55
	Dec	1.36	1.35	1.37	2.38	2.28	2.54
2023	Jan	1.35	1.34	1.36	2.38	2.26	2.54
Source		MHLW "Employment Referrals for General Workers"