Jobs To Applications Ratio in Japan decreased to 1.18 in January from 1.20 in December of 2025. Jobs To Applications Ratio in Japan averaged 0.92 from 1963 until 2026, 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
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 1.18 1.20 1.19 1.19
2026-03-30 11:30 PM
Jobs/applications ratio
Feb 1.18 1.18


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Full Time Employment 23389.00 23534.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Job Vacancies 800.00 802.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Jobs/applications ratio 1.18 1.20 Jan 2026
Minimum Wages 1064.00 1121.00 JPY/Hour Oct 2026
Part Time Employment 7946.00 7911.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Retirement Age Men 65.00 65.00 Years Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women 65.00 65.00 Years Dec 2026
Unemployment Rate 2.70 2.60 percent Jan 2026
Average Cash Earnings YoY 3.00 2.40 percent Jan 2026
Wages 338915.00 759081.00 JPY/Month Jan 2026
Wages in Manufacturing 368115.00 927755.00 JPY/Month Jan 2026


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
1.18 1.20 1.93 0.42 1963 - 2026 Monthly
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