Japan Jobs to Applicants Ratio

Country: Japan, JPY
Importance:
Low
Sector: Labor
Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Last release
30 Mar 2026 23:30 GMT
Actual
1.19
Forecast
1.17
Previous
1.18
Next release
27 Apr 2026 23:30 GMT
Actual
Coming in 42:02
Forecast
1.18
Previous
1.19
Actual
Forecast
2 years 5 years All time
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
28 Jul 2014
Jun 2014
1.10
—
26 Jun 2014
May 2014
1.09
—
29 May 2014
Apr 2014
1.08
—
01 May 2014
Mar 2014
1.07
—
27 Mar 2014
Feb 2014
1.05
—
27 Feb 2014
Jan 2014
1.04
—
30 Jan 2014
Dec 2013
1.03
—
26 Dec 2013
Nov 2013
1.00
—
29 Nov 2013
Oct 2013
0.98
—
28 Oct 2013
Sep 2013
0.95
—
01 Oct 2013
Aug 2013
0.95
—
30 Aug 2013
Jul 2013
0.94
—
29 Jul 2013
Jun 2013
0.92
—
27 Jun 2013
May 2013
0.90
—
30 May 2013
Apr 2013
0.89
—
30 Apr 2013
Mar 2013
0.86
—
29 Mar 2013
Feb 2013
0.85
—
01 Mar 2013
Jan 2013
0.85
—
31 Jan 2013
Dec 2012
0.82
—
27 Dec 2012
Nov 2012
0.80
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Jobs to Applicants Ratio describes the balance of supply and demand in the Japanese labor market. The indicator is published monthly.

The indicator is used in a complex assessment of the labor market. Increase in the number of vacant positions can affect JPY favorably.

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