University students in Japan are finding it tougher to line up graduate jobs, as the coronavirus pandemic casts its shadow over the economy.
The government surveyed 4,770 students graduating next March from 62 universities.
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Job-hunting season has started in Japan for next year's high school graduates. It started about one month later than usual due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
A company in Yokohama, near Tokyo, which operates about 126 supermarkets in and around the capital, held exams on Friday.
Japan's labor ministry says more than 60,000 people in the country have lost or are about to lose their jobs because of the coronavirus outbreak.
The ministry has been checking for cases of workers who have been fired or have not had their contracts renewed because their employers are struggling with poor sales.
The Japanese labor ministry says non-regular workers account for about 60 percent of people who have recently lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The ministry says 4,210 people were let go or had their contracts terminated, or were expected to lose their jobs in the week through last Friday.
Japan's labor ministry says job placement centers will offer counseling to foreign workers to prevent unfair treatment by employers hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
The ministry plans to deploy 40 counselors at job placement centers in areas with large numbers of foreign residents. The counselors will handle complaints from foreign workers and give advice to their employers.