✨ Japan’s Job Market #1: Key insights for international students

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📉 Low unemployment rate: Japan has maintained a low unemployment rate, even during the pandemic. The highest recorded was only 3.1% in October 2020, making it one of the most stable job markets in the OECD.

🎓 Fresh graduate employment: More than 97% of Japanese college graduates secure jobs after graduation. By July every year, over 80% of Japanese students receive job offers in their third year, while only around 50% of international students do the same.

💻 Popular industries for business international students: Trading firms, IT, Consulting, Cosmetics, Hospitality, Automobile, Banking, Electronics, etc.

🚗 Popular industries for STEM international students: Software engineering, Electronics, Automobile, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Mechanical engineering, Consulting That’s all for today. Follow OUIAA for more insights on career growth, job hunting strategies and industry trends!

 

References:

The Economist. (2015). Trying to count China’s jobless. https://www.economist.com/free-exchange/2015/08/19/trying-to-count-chinas-jobless

Okinawa Times (2021). Labor market trends. https://www.okinawatimes.co.jp/articles/-/866377

Yomiuri Shimbun (2023). Education and job market insights.                             https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/kyoiku/kyoiku/news/20230526-OYT1T50117/

Nikkei. (2023). Japanese job market analysis.                                      https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUE23B800T20C23A8000000/

PR Times. (2023). Industry employment trends report.                                        https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000689.000003965.html