According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the survey extracted 21 schools from all over the country, including 38 national universities and 112 private universities, and asked about 6,250 unofficial appointments.

　As a result, it is the first time since 2011 that the employment rate of university students during this period has fallen below the same period of the previous year.By installer, 92.3% of national and public universities (down 1.2 points from the same period of the previous year) and 88.6% of private universities (down 3.3 points from the same period of the previous year).
By gender, 88.1% of male students (down 2.9 points) and 91.2% of female students (down 2.6 points).By liberal arts and science, humanities accounted for 88.9% (down 3.3 points) and science 92.1% (down 0.9 points).By region, the highest rate of job offers in the Hokkaido and Tohoku regions was 90.9% (down 1.7 points).

　In addition, the employment rate of junior colleges was 82.7% (down 6.6 points), that of colleges of technology was 97.1% (down 2.9 points), and that of vocational schools was 76.7% (down 10.2 points).The employment front for college students has continued in the seller market for several years due to labor shortages, but it seems that the situation will change significantly due to the spread of the new corona infection.The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will work with employment counselors at universities and other employment support navigators for new graduate support Hello Work to promote employment support for new graduates.

reference:[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology] Survey on employment status of prospective graduates of Reiwa 2rd year university (as of October 2)