求人数・求職者数が大幅に減少

　厚生労働省が発表した「令和２年度『高校・中学新卒者のハローワーク求人に係る求人・求職・就職内定状況』」（令和２年10月末現在）によると、高卒の就職内定率は64.2%で、前年同期比で0.2ポイント上昇。一方、就職内定者数は同9.9%減、求人数は20.7%減、求職者数は10%減、さらに求人倍率は2.43倍で同0.32ポイントの低下となりました。

　平成24年３月卒業者以降、直近のほぼ10年間は求人数が伸び続けるなど"売り手市場"だったのが、コロナ禍により急落した結果となりました。

　都道府県別の就職内定率は、トップが福井県の83.3%、次いで山口県の79.6%、富山県の76.0％。最も低いのは26.7%の沖縄県。また、東京都47.6%、神奈川県47.1%など、大都市圏の内定率は著しく低くなっています（福島県は67.3%）。（参照 https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/houdou/0000184815_00009.html ）

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The Number of Job Openings and Job Seekers Decreased Significantly

　According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's "Job Openings, Job Applications, and Offers of Employment for High School and Junior High School Graduates at Hello Work in Fiscal Year 2020" (as of the end of October 2020), the job offer rate for high school graduates was 64.2%, up 0.2 percentage points from the same period last year. On the other hand, the number of job offers decreased by 9.9%, the number of job openings decreased by 20.7%, the number of job seekers decreased by 10%, and the job offer ratio decreased by 0.32 points to 2.43 times.

　Since graduating in March 2012, the number of job openings had been growing for almost a decade, making it a "seller's market," but the Corona disaster caused it to plummet.

　The top job offer rate by prefecture was 83.3% in Fukui Prefecture, followed by 79.6% in Yamaguchi Prefecture and 76.0% in Toyama Prefecture. The lowest rate was 26.7% in Okinawa Prefecture. The job offer rate in metropolitan areas is also remarkably low, with 47.6% in Tokyo and 47.1% in Kanagawa Prefecture (67.3% in Fukushima Prefecture).

News from career guidance No.36