失業「１年超」が３割　コロナ、宿泊・飲食就業者減―４～６月期

　新型コロナウイルス感染拡大が続く中、失業期間が長期化しつつある。総務省がこのほど発表した２０２１年４～６月期平均の労働力調査（詳細集計）によると、失業期間が１年以上の人の割合は３割を占めた。コロナ禍前と比較し、雇用の受け皿となってきた宿泊・飲食サービス業で就業者数の減少が響いている。
　４～６月期の失業者数は２３３万人で、このうち期間「１年以上」の人は前年４～６月期比１９万人増の７４万人。割合では３２％となった。「１年以上」は１８年から２０年にかけては月平均で５０万人台で推移していただけに、厳しい状況が浮き彫りになった。（2021/08/17-18:22）

The proportion of people who were unemployed for one year or longer among all jobless people in Japan topped 30 pct in April-June amid the novel coronavirus crisis, according to a government survey report.
   In the quarter, the number of jobless people totaled 2.33 million. People unemployed for one year or longer came to 740,000, up by 190,000 from a year before and accounting for 32 pct of the overall number of people without jobs, the report by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications showed.
   The result apparently reflected a fall in the number of workers in the hotel and restaurant industries hit hard by the pandemic.
   The monthly average number of people without jobs for one year or longer stood below 600,000 between 2018 and 2020.
   In analyzing why the increase of people staying unemployed for a long time comes at a time when many companies in Japan continue to face labor shortages, Keiji Kanda, senior economist at Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd., said, "People who became unemployed after working in the hotel and restaurant industries find it difficult to get new jobs in different sectors requiring different skills."