In a survey conducted among private business enterprises in Japan, approximately 55 percent of companies belonging to the accommodations and eating and drinking services industry reported a shortage of part-time employees as of August 2024. Businesses providing other services followed at around 51 percent.
Share of companies experiencing a labor shortage of part-time employees in Japan as of August 2024, by industry
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). (September 24, 2024). Share of companies experiencing a labor shortage of part-time employees in Japan as of August 2024, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454995/japan-part-time-employee-labor-shortages-among-businesses-by-industry/
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