According to a survey conducted in January 2023 among business enterprises in Japan, approximately 78 percent of companies belonging to the hotel and ryokan industry reported a shortage of regular full-time employees. Information services followed closely at around 73 percent.
Share of companies experiencing a labor shortage of regular full-time employees in Japan as of January 2023, by industry
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Teikoku Databank. (February 17, 2023). Share of companies experiencing a labor shortage of regular full-time employees in Japan as of January 2023, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113127/japan-full-time-employee-labor-shortages-among-companies-by-industry/
Teikoku Databank. "Share of companies experiencing a labor shortage of regular full-time employees in Japan as of January 2023, by industry." Chart. February 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113127/japan-full-time-employee-labor-shortages-among-companies-by-industry/
Teikoku Databank. (2023). Share of companies experiencing a labor shortage of regular full-time employees in Japan as of January 2023, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113127/japan-full-time-employee-labor-shortages-among-companies-by-industry/
Teikoku Databank. "Share of Companies Experiencing a Labor Shortage of Regular Full-time Employees in Japan as of January 2023, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113127/japan-full-time-employee-labor-shortages-among-companies-by-industry/
Teikoku Databank, Share of companies experiencing a labor shortage of regular full-time employees in Japan as of January 2023, by industry Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113127/japan-full-time-employee-labor-shortages-among-companies-by-industry/ (last visited December 02, 2023)
Share of companies experiencing a labor shortage of regular full-time employees in Japan as of January 2023, by industry [Graph], Teikoku Databank, February 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113127/japan-full-time-employee-labor-shortages-among-companies-by-industry/