高卒求職者、２７年ぶり落ち込み　コロナ禍で就職断念

　厚生労働省が８日発表した来春卒業する高校生の求職者数（１０月末時点）は、前年の９月末と比べ１０．１％減の１５万２４０２人だった。新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大の影響で民間企業への就職を断念した人が多く、過去最低を更新。減少率は１９９４年春卒以来２７年ぶりの大きさだった。求人数も２割の大幅減となった。
　厚労省は「多くの就職希望者が新型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を変更した」と説明している。（2020/12/08-16:39）

The number of students who are set to graduate from high schools in Japan next spring and were seeking jobs as of the end of October fell 10.1 pct from the end of September last year to 152,402, hitting the lowest level ever, a labor ministry survey showed Tuesday.
   "Many job seekers changed their plans and decided to study at universities or vocational schools or work as public servants due to the coronavirus pandemic," a ministry official said.
   The pace of drop was the steepest since that logged for students who graduated in spring 1994, the ministry said.
   The survey covered companies that offered job-opening information to schools through HelloWork public job placement offices across the country. It did not count students hoping to become public servants.
   The number of jobs available to high school students dropped 20.7 pct to 369,677, its fastest decline since the figure for students who graduated in spring 2010 in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.