氷河期世代、国も採用へ　年内に計画、経済対策で支援も

　政府は２６日、現在３０～４０代の「就職氷河期世代」の支援に向けた官民協議会の初会合を開いた。安倍晋三首相は地方自治体で同世代の採用が進んでいることを踏まえ、「国自らも積極的に国家公務員の中途採用について、今年度から具体的に取り組む」と強調した。政府が検討中の経済対策にも支援策を盛り込む方針だ。
　政府は３年間の集中支援計画を策定し、正規雇用を３０万人増やす方針を打ち出している。国家公務員の具体的な採用計画は、西村康稔社会保障改革担当相を中心に各省庁が調整し、年内に策定。早ければ年度内に採用を始める。（2019/11/26-18:13）

The Japanese government will actively hire people in the so-called employment ice age generation for national public servant positions, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday.
   He made the remark at the first meeting of a public-private council to discuss support for the ice age generation in their 30s and 40s, who struggled to find jobs because they graduated after the collapse of Japan's asset bubbles in the early 1990s.
   Regarding an increase in the employment of such people by local governments, Abe said, "The central government will also actively hire such people for midcareer positions from this fiscal year."
   The central government plans to include steps to assist the generation in economic measures currently under consideration.
   The government aims to increase the number of regular workers in the generation by 300,000 under its three-year intensive support program.