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日本の3月の失業率はわずかに上昇

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-- 日本の3月の失業率は2.7%に上昇し、2月の2.6%からわずかに上昇した。これは、ペルシャ湾岸戦争後の原油価格高騰と世界貿易の低迷による最初の悪影響を示している可能性がある。 日本の失業者数は、3月に季節調整済みで2月から1万人増加し、186万人となった。 就業者数は3月に2月から12万人減少し、11カ月ぶりの低水準となる6815万人となった。労働力人口は10万人減少し、7カ月ぶりの低水準となる7002万人となった。 近年、高齢化に伴い、日本の潜在労働力は減少傾向にある。退職年齢に達した元労働者が増える一方で、若い労働力人口がそれに取って代わっていないためである。 一般的に、多くの企業は日本が「労働力不足」に直面していると述べている。 労働力参加率(就業年齢の成人のうち、就業中または求職中の割合)は、2月の63.5%から3月には63.6%にわずかに上昇し、前年同月の63.3%をわずかに上回った。 また、厚生労働省の発表によると、3月の季節調整済み求人数は、求職者100人に対し118件で、2月の119件からわずかに減少した。

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