高卒求人数、２年連続マイナス　コロナ長期化で回復に遅れ

　厚生労働省が１２日発表した２０２２年３月卒業予定の高校生を対象とした企業の求人数（今年９月末時点）は、昨年１０月末比０．３％減の約３６万９０００人だった。２割減と１１年ぶりの落ち込みを記録した昨年に続き、２年連続のマイナス。新型コロナウイルスの影響が長期化する中、サービス業を中心に企業の採用意欲の回復に遅れが目立っている。
　業種別では、宿泊・飲食サービス業が１０．０％、生活関連サービス・娯楽業が８．３％それぞれ減少。求人数の約３割を占める製造業は９．３％増だった。都道府県別では、香川が９．８％減と大きく落ち込む一方、山梨は１２．１％増加した。
　求職者数は約１３万８０００人で９．２％減。厚労省は「昨年に続き、コロナの影響で大学・専門学校への進学や公務員への就職に進路変更したのではないか」と分析する。（2021/11/12-15:24）

The number of jobs offered to high school students in Japan hoping to start working after their graduation in March 2022 stood at around 369,000 as of the end of September, down 0.3 pct from the end of October last year, the labor ministry said Friday.
   The fall came after the number dropped by some 20 pct last year in its fastest decline in 11 years. Companies, mainly those in the services sector, are still cautious about hiring due to the prolonged impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
   The number of job offers fell 10 pct in the accommodation and restaurant sector and 8.3 pct in the living and entertainment sector. In the manufacturing sector, which accounts for about 30 pct of the total, job offers grew 9.3 pct.
   By prefecture, Kagawa logged a 9.8 pct fall while Yamanashi marked a 12.1 pct increase.
   The number of job-seeking students fell 9.2 pct to around 138,000. "Like last year, the pandemic may have prompted many students to opt to study at universities or vocational schools or work in the public sector," a ministry official said.