Japan Job Openings-to-Applicants Ratio
Public employment security office statistics: active and new job openings-to-applicants ratios, job openings and job seekers. 8 series.
| Indicator | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | 07-2023 | |
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| Active opening rate | 1.15 | 1.11 | 1.08 | 1.12 | 1.22 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.23 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.18 | 1.29 | 1.32 | 1.34 | 1.35 | 1.3 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.2 | 1.16 | 1.14 | 1.18 | 1.3 | 1.34 | 1.35 | 1.37 | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.26 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Active opening rate | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.18 | 1.2 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.2 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year) Active opening rate | -0.03 | -0.03 | -0.06 | -0.06 | -0.07 | -0.06 | -0.07 | -0.07 | -0.07 | -0.07 | -0.04 | -0.05 | -0.02 | -0.02 | 0 | 0 | -0.01 | -0.02 | -0.01 | -0.02 | -0.02 | -0.04 | -0.05 | -0.05 | -0.06 | -0.07 | -0.07 | -0.06 | -0.06 | -0.07 | -0.09 | -0.08 | -0.07 | -0.04 | -0.03 | -0.01 | 0 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted (Changes from previous month) Active opening rate | 0 | 0.01 | -0.01 | 0 | -0.01 | 0.01 | -0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | -0.01 | -0.01 | -0.01 | 0 | -0.01 | -0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.01 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.01 | -0.01 | 0 | 0 | -0.01 | -0.01 | -0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.01 | |
| New opening rate | 2.24 | 2.18 | 1.94 | 1.55 | 1.99 | 2.13 | 2.12 | 2.59 | 2.45 | 2.3 | 2.22 | 2.31 | 2.32 | 2.21 | 2 | 1.64 | 2.13 | 2.33 | 2.28 | 2.73 | 2.56 | 2.43 | 2.31 | 2.5 | 2.35 | 2.35 | 2.02 | 1.58 | 2.17 | 2.28 | 2.23 | 2.78 | 2.52 | 2.4 | 2.39 | 2.42 | 2.43 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted New opening rate | 2.1 | 2.16 | 2.11 | 2.11 | 2.15 | 2.1 | 2.11 | 2.14 | 2.14 | 2.12 | 2.13 | 2.15 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.26 | 2.27 | 2.31 | 2.3 | 2.26 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.21 | 2.3 | 2.24 | 2.25 | 2.24 | 2.19 | 2.28 | 2.26 | 2.25 | 2.26 | 2.26 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.3 | 2.28 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year) New opening rate | -0.08 | -0.03 | -0.06 | -0.09 | -0.14 | -0.2 | -0.16 | -0.14 | -0.11 | -0.13 | -0.09 | -0.19 | -0.03 | -0.14 | -0.02 | 0.06 | -0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | -0.05 | 0.04 | 0.03 | -0.08 | 0.08 | -0.08 | -0.03 | -0.04 | -0.1 | 0.04 | -0.01 | -0.09 | -0.15 | -0.09 | -0.15 | -0.06 | 0.08 | -0.08 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted (Changes from previous month) New opening rate | -0.06 | 0.05 | 0 | -0.04 | 0.05 | -0.01 | -0.03 | 0 | 0.02 | -0.01 | -0.02 | -0.03 | 0 | 0 | -0.08 | -0.01 | -0.04 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.04 | -0.09 | 0.06 | -0.01 | 0.01 | 0.05 | -0.09 | 0.02 | 0.01 | -0.01 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | -0.05 | 0.02 | -0.03 |
Latest reading
Active opening rate stood at 1.15 times in Jul 2026. That is +3.6% from Jun 2026 and −2.5% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1963 to Jul 2026. Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (e-Stat Statistics Dashboard).
- Latest
- 1.15 times
- Jul 2026
- vs previous period
- +3.6%
- Jun 2026
- vs a year earlier
- −2.5%
About this data
Public employment security office statistics: active and new job openings-to-applicants ratios, job openings and job seekers. 8 series. Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, via the e-Stat Statistics Dashboard.
