Global Job Postings to Job-Seekers Ratio for November 2015 reaches 1.34

REPORT2015/12/24

Food・Medicine（Product Production）Hits Record High.

Global Job Postings to Job-Seekers Ratio for November 2015 reaches 1.34

Daijob Global Recruiting Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Human Holdings Co., Ltd. headed by Mr. Yuji Shinohara, has created a summary of the Job Openings to Job-Seekers Ratio for November 2015.

※The Global Job Openings to Job-Seekers Ratio is a calculation of the supply-demand balance between job openings which require business conversation level in at least 2 languages and the number of job-seekers who are equipped with that ability (No. of Job Openings / No. of Job Seekers). A high ratio indicates that there is a high number of jobs available for a low number of job-seekers.

◆Global Job Openings to Job-Seekers Ratio by Occupation

By looking into the global job-seeker ratio by occupation, “General Affairs, HR, Legal” takes the top spot with a ratio of 4.55 and decreases by 0.95 points from last month. Next, “Finance/Accounting” increases by 0.46 points with a ratio of 4.22. Lastly, “Medical/Pharmaceuticals/Bio/Materials/Food” decreased by 9.0 points with a ratio of 4.00.

The order has changed, however, the TOP 3 occupations did not change, “General Affairs, HR, Legal” remains in the TOP 3 for 7 months consecutively and “Finance/Accounting” for 3 months. Regarding the occupation of “Medical/Pharmaceuticals/Bio/Materials/Food”, especially the number of job openings for “Product Production” increased compared to last month, and becomes record high.

◆Global Job Openings to Job-Seekers Ratio by Industry

By looking into the global job-seeker ratio by industry, “Agriculture and Mining” takes the top spot with an increase of 1.43 points and with a ratio of 4.5. Next, “Manufacturing” decreases by 1.10 points, and with a ratio of 2.93. Lastly, “Telecommunications” decreases by 0.60points, with a ratio of 1.82.

“Agriculture and Mining” remains in the TOP 3 for 3 months straight, also hits the record high ratio since August of 2013. It is possible that the number of job-openings has not changed for last month, but the job-seekers became less than half. “Manufacturing” remains in the TOP 3 for 5 months consecutively. For November, out of the 12 industries, 7 have a ratio below 1.00. While “Agriculture and Mining” has a high ratio of 4.50, and the balance of the employer and job-seeker is prominent.

For a more detailed report, click here (Japanese only) → 2015年11月度グローバル転職求人倍率

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