コロナ関連解雇、累計１３万人超　増加ペースは鈍化―厚労省

　厚生労働省は２９日、新型コロナウイルス感染症の影響による解雇・雇い止め（見込みを含む）の人数が、２５日時点で累計１３万１７８人に上ったと発表した。２０２１年度は変異株「オミクロン株」感染が拡大した今年１月以降を含め月１０００～３０００人台で推移、一時１万人を超えた前年度と比べ増加ペースは鈍化している。
　集計は２０年２月に開始し、業種別では製造業が最多の３万１３８９人。コロナ禍の影響が大きい小売り、飲食、宿泊業もそれぞれ１万人を超えた。雇用形態別では、非正規労働者が５万９６８６人（２０年５月２５日からの累計）に上った。（2022/03/29-17:16）

Japan's cumulative cases of dismissals and employment contracts not being renewed due to the effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic stood at 130,178 as of Friday, a labor ministry tally showed Tuesday.
   In fiscal 2021, which started in April last year, such dismissal and contract termination cases increased by around 1,000-3,000 per month, even after the highly infectious omicron variant of the coronavirus started to spread rapidly in Japan earlier this year. The pace of growth slowed compared with fiscal 2020, when the monthly increase exceeded 10,000 at one point.
   The ministry started compiling the tally in February 2020.
   By industry, the manufacturing sector had the largest cumulative number of dismissals and contract terminations, at 31,389 as of Friday. Over 10,000 people have so far been fired or seen their employment contracts not renewed each in the retail, restaurant and accommodation sectors.
   According to records dating back to May 25, 2020, the cumulative number of nonregular workers who were dismissed or had their employment contracts terminated due to the pandemic came to 59,686.