This report summarizes the results of research on corporate employment conditions conducted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in FY 2024.
The employment environment surrounding Japanese companies is undergoing significant changes due to advancing aging society with declining birthrate, promotion of work style reforms, acceleration of digitalization, and intensification of global competition. The purpose of this survey is to understand corporate responses and challenges to these changes.
The survey conducted detailed analysis of corporate recruitment strategies, human resource development and utilization policies, implementation status of work style reforms, securing and developing digital human resources, and diversity promotion initiatives. Characteristics by industry type, company size, and regional differences were also verified.
Survey results confirmed that while many companies struggle with securing human resources, they are actively working on reviewing conventional employment practices and introducing new working styles. Particularly, notable changes were observed including the establishment of remote work, acceptance of side jobs and concurrent positions, and expansion of mid-career hiring.
However, securing human resources has become a more serious challenge for small and medium enterprises, with issues also revealed including shortage of digital human resources, delayed consciousness reform among management, and operational challenges following system implementation.
The survey results are expected to be utilized as important reference materials for future employment policy formulation and corporate human resource strategy considerations.