Jobs To Applications Ratio in Japan increased to 1.19 in December from 1.18 in November of 2025. Jobs To Applications Ratio in Japan averaged 0.92 from 1963 until 2025, 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



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-25 11:30 PM
Jobs/applications ratio
Nov 1.18 1.18 1.18 1.19
2026-01-29 11:30 PM
Jobs/applications ratio
Dec 1.19 1.18 1.18 1.18
2026-03-02 11:30 PM
Jobs/applications ratio
Jan 1.19


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Full Time Employment 23541.00 23560.00 Thousand Nov 2025
Job Vacancies 789.86 768.66 Thousand Nov 2025
Jobs/applications ratio 1.19 1.18 Dec 2025
Minimum Wages 1064.00 1121.00 JPY/Hour Oct 2026
Part Time Employment 7885.00 7823.00 Thousand Nov 2025
Retirement Age Men 65.00 64.00 Years Dec 2025
Retirement Age Women 65.00 64.00 Years Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 2.60 2.60 percent Dec 2025
Average Cash Earnings YoY 0.50 2.50 percent Nov 2025
Wages 347424.00 337567.00 JPY/Month Nov 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 362412.00 369535.00 JPY/Month Nov 2025


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
1.19 1.18 1.93 0.42 1963 - 2025 Monthly
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