January 2019 Global Job-Opening-to-Application Ratio is 1.34, an decrease of 0.79 from the Previous month.

REPORT2019/2/28

The January 2019 Global Job-Opening-to-Application Ratio is 1.34, an decrease of 0.79 from the Previous month.

***The January 2019 Global Job-Opening-to-Application Ratio is 1.34***

　Daijob Global Recruiting Co. Ltd (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Yuji Shinohara), a subsidiary of Human Holdings Co. Ltd, which operates the bilingual job search site Daijob.com, summarized the global job-opening-to-application ratio as of the end of Janury 2019.
※The global job-opening-to-application ratio expresses the supply-demand balance for job openings for bilingual job seekers (with at least two languages) with business level skills (job-opening-to-application ration= = job openings ÷ job seekers)

　The January 2019 Global Job-Opening-to-Application Ratio is 1.34, an decrease of 0.79 from the Previous month.

Global Job Openings to Job-Seekers Ratio by Industry

▼Top 3 Job Industries
・Electric Utilities, Gas, Heating, Water Supply　6.00（+0.50 from December 2018）
・Agriculture, Forestry, Fishers, Mining　4.17（+1.02 from December 2018）
・Telecommunications　3.32（+0.43 from December 2018）

　Looking at the global job-opening-to-application ratio by industry, the top-three industries for January 2018 were Electricity, Gas, Heating, Water Supply; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishers, Mining and Telecommunications.
　Compared to the previous month, the number of job openings increased in the following four industries: Finance, Insurance, Transportation and Postal, Telecommunications and Service.
　Compared to the previous month, the number of job seekers increased in the following 10 industries: Manufacturing; Wholesale, Retail; Accommodation and Food Services; Finance, Insurance; Construction, Real Estate, Goods Rental, Transportation, Postal; Telecommunications; Medical and Social Welfare; Academic Research, Professional and Technical Services, Education Learning Support and Service.

◆Global Job-Opening-to-Application Ratio by Job Category

▼Top 3 Job Categories
・Creative(Internet Related) 7.00（+7.00 from December 2018）
・IT technology 5.36（-0.05 from December 2018）
・Affairs, Human Resources, Legal Affairs.　3.36（-3.27 from December 2018）

　Looking at the global job opening-to-application-ratio by job category, the top-three categories for January 2018 were Creative(Internet Related), IT technology, Affairs, Human Resources, Legal Affairs.
　Compared to the previous month, the number of job seekers increased in the 6 Categories: IT Technology; Electronics (Appliance/Semiconductor); Machinery (Automotive, Plant, Precision Equipment); Affairs, Human Resources, Legal Affairs, Hotels, Leisure Dining Services, Tourism, Government, Non-profit, Other.
　Additionally, compared to the previous month, the number of job seekers increased in the 16 Categories: Executive, Management; IT Technology; Electronics(Appliance, Semiconductor); Medical, Pharmaceuticals, Bio, Materials/Food; Affairs, Human Resources, Legal Affairs; Affairs, Administrative, Customer Service, Sales, Education Training, Language Learning, Consulting, Distribution, Retails, Customer Goods, Fashion; Hotels, Leisure, Dining Services, Tourism; Medical, Social Welfare, Nursing; Finance, Banking, Securities, Insurance; Creative(Internet Related) and Creative(Advertisement, Publication, Broadcast, Video, Other).

For a more detailed report, click here (Japanese only) → 2019年1月度グローバル転職求人倍率

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