Global Job Postings to Job-Seekers Ratio of April 2016.

REPORT2016/05/26

Job openings increases for 6 consecutive months! Job openings hit record high from the 2 occupations; HR and Accounting/Finance and from the 4 industries; Energy, Medical, Food, and Automobile Manufacturing.

Global Job Postings to Job-Seekers Ratio of April 2016.

Daijob Global Recruiting Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Human Holdings Co., Ltd. headed by Mr. Yuji Shinohara, has summarized the Job Openings to Job-Seekers Ratio of April 2016.

※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 analyzing the global job-seeker ratio by occupation, “Medical/Pharmaceuticals/Bio/Materials/Food” takes first place with an increase of 0.62 points with a ratio of 5.80. Next, “General Affairs/HR/Legal” increases by 1.59 points with a ratio of 5.33. Lastly, “Finance/Accounting” decreases by 1.14 points with a ratio of 3.78. Regarding, “Medical/Pharmaceuticals/Bio/Materials/Food” remains in the Top 3 for 7 consecutive months. Also, the occupation of talent acquisition under “General Affairs/HR/Legal” and finance and accounting position under “Finance/Accounting” has increased and hits record-high since August of 2013.

◆Global Job Openings to Job-Seekers Ratio by Industry

By analyzing the global job-seeker ratio by industry, “Electricity/Gas/Heating/Water Supply” takes first place with an increase of 4.10 points with a ratio of 5.50. Next, “Manufacturing” increases by 0.31 points with a ratio of 2.86. Lastly, “Finance/Insurance” increases by 0.38 points with a ratio of 2.45.

Open positions for “Electricity/Gas/Heating/Water Supply” hits record- high since August of 2013 with a ratio over 5.0. Especially, job openings related to the field energy has tripled since last month. Also, the number of job openings for “Manufacturing” hits record-high due to the open positions for medicine, automobiles/vehicles equipment, and food manufacturing. Overall, the number of job openings increased by 102% and have the tendency to increase since December of 2015.

For a more detailed report, click here (Japanese only) → 2016年4月度グローバル転職求人倍率

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