高卒の就職希望１割減　コロナで進路変更、内定率は上昇―文科省

　今春に卒業予定で就職を希望する高校生は、昨年１１月末時点で前年同期と比べ１割以上減り、落ち込み幅が２００９年のリーマン・ショック時を上回ったことが１５日、文部科学省の調査で分かった。文科省は「新型コロナウイルスの影響で就職難が予想され、専門学校などへの進学に切り替えた生徒が多い」とみている。
　文科省によると、全国の国公私立高校の卒業予定者１０１万９８６６人のうち、民間企業や公務員などの就職希望者は１６万２１９５人。前年比で卒業予定者は２．７％減だったのに対し、就職希望者は１１．２％減と大きな開きが出た。０９年の就職希望は前年比９．８％減だった。
　一方、内定者は１３万４３５人で、内定率は３．２ポイント増の８０．４％だった。男子が４．２ポイント増の８２．３％、女子が１．５ポイント増の７７．３％だった。（2021/01/15-15:20）

The number of students who are set to graduate from high school in Japan next spring and wished to work after graduation as of the end of November last year fell by over 10 pct from a year before, an education ministry survey showed Friday.
   The rate of the year-on-year drop exceeded the 9.8 pct logged in 2009 amid the financial crisis triggered by the collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers in 2008.
   "Many students changed their plans and decided to study at vocational schools or other institutions, as job shortages are expected amid the new coronavirus epidemic," a ministry official said.
   According to the ministry, 162,195 of the total 1,019,866 students at public and private high schools across the country who are set to graduate in spring 2021 said they wished to work at private companies or as public servants after graduation.
   The number of graduating students fell 2.7 pct from a year before while that of job-seeking students dropped 11.2 pct.