In a survey conducted among private business enterprises in Japan, approximately ** percent of companies belonging to the *********************************************************** industry reported a shortage of regular full-time employees as of May 2025. Around ** percent of businesses in ************ reported shortages.
among businesses in the private sector employing 30 or more regular employees; postal and online questionnaire
Supplementary notes
Scientific research, professional and technical services: excluding scientific and development research institutions.
Accommodations, eating and drinking services: excluding bars, cabarets, and nightclubs.
Living-related and personal services and amusement services: excluding Domestic services, crematories and graveyard custodians, and ceremonial occasions.
Services: excluding political, business and cultural organizations, religion, miscellaneous services, foreign governments and international agencies in Japan.
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MHLW (Japan). (June 24, 2025). Share of private companies experiencing a labor shortage of regular full-time employees in Japan as of May 2025, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113127/japan-full-time-employee-labor-shortages-among-companies-by-industry/
MHLW (Japan). "Share of private companies experiencing a labor shortage of regular full-time employees in Japan as of May 2025, by industry." Chart. June 24, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113127/japan-full-time-employee-labor-shortages-among-companies-by-industry/
MHLW (Japan). (2025). Share of private companies experiencing a labor shortage of regular full-time employees in Japan as of May 2025, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113127/japan-full-time-employee-labor-shortages-among-companies-by-industry/
MHLW (Japan). "Share of Private Companies Experiencing a Labor Shortage of Regular Full-time Employees in Japan as of May 2025, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113127/japan-full-time-employee-labor-shortages-among-companies-by-industry/
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Share of private companies experiencing a labor shortage of regular full-time employees in Japan as of May 2025, by industry [Graph], MHLW (Japan), June 24, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113127/japan-full-time-employee-labor-shortages-among-companies-by-industry/
