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Notice Regarding the Monthly Disclosure of the Number of Domestic Technical Employees and Utilization Rate for July 2026

The number of domestic technical employees in July 2026, comprising mechanical/electrical and IT engineers and construction engineers, totaled 24,211, down 93 from the same month a year earlier. The utilization rate, however, improved by 0.3 percentage points year on year to 94.1%.

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Sales for this month

July 2026Fiscal year ending March 2027
Monthly Commentary

The company is strengthening recruitment investment as part of the second year of its efforts to improve its workforce structure, and expects the effects to emerge from the second quarter onward. The utilization rate for construction engineers improved due to an increase in the number of employees working.

Factors Affecting the Change

Increase in the number of employees working (improvement in the utilization rate of construction engineers), Strengthened recruitment investment

Measures from the following month onward

Strengthen recruitment investment. The effects are expected to emerge from the second quarter onward.

Next Scheduled Disclosure

Scheduled for the fourth Friday of each month

Monthly trend for the same period last year

Headcount Month July 2025 / Value 24,304 people, Month August 2025 / Value 24,171 people, Month September 2025 / Value 24,238 people, Month October 2025 / Value 24,364 people, Month November 2025 / Value 24,446 people, Month December 2025 / Value 24,441 people, Month January 2026 / Value 24,257 people, Month February 2026 / Value 24,219 people, Month March 2026 / Value 24,108 people, Month April 2026 / Value 24,424 people, Month May 2026 / Value 24,350 people, Month June 2026 / Value 24,415 people / Utilization rate Month July 2025 / Value 93.8 %, Month August 2025 / Value 94 %, Month September 2025 / Value 93.7 %, Month October 2025 / Value 93.5 %, Month November 2025 / Value 94.6 %, Month December 2025 / Value 94.9 %, Month January 2026 / Value 94.6 %, Month February 2026 / Value 95.2 %, Month March 2026 / Value 95 %, Month April 2026 / Value 92.3 %, Month May 2026 / Value 93.4 %, Month June 2026 / Value 93.7 %

Scope of aggregation: Domestic technical employees (total of mechanical/electrical and IT engineers and construction engineers)

Sales for this month
ItemDetails
Month CoveredJuly 2026
Fiscal Year CoveredFiscal year ending March 2027
Scope of aggregationDomestic technical employees (total of mechanical/electrical and IT engineers and construction engineers)
Year-on-year change by categoryName Mechanical, electrical and IT engineer headcount / Year on year Up 290 from the same month a year earlier, Name Mechanical, electrical and IT engineer utilization rate / Year on year Up 0.1 percentage points from the same month a year earlier, Name Construction engineer headcount / Year on year Down 383 from the same month a year earlier, Name Construction engineer utilization rate / Year on year Up 0.4 percentage points from the same month a year earlier
Key KPIsIndicator name Number of engineers (total of mechanical/electrical and IT engineers and construction engineers) / Value 24,211 people / Year on year Down 93 from the same month a year earlier, Indicator name Engineer utilization rate (combined mechanical, electrical and IT engineers and construction engineers) / Value 94.1 % / Year on year Up 0.3 percentage points from the same month a year earlier, Indicator name Total number of mechanical/electrical and IT engineers / Value 15,696 people / Year on year Up 290 from the same month a year earlier, Indicator name Mechanical, electrical and IT engineer utilization rate / Value 94.6 % / Year on year Up 0.1 percentage points from the same month a year earlier, Indicator name Number of construction engineers / Value 8,515 people / Year on year Down 383 from the same month a year earlier, Indicator name Construction engineer utilization rate / Value 93 % / Year on year Up 0.4 percentage points from the same month a year earlier
Monthly CommentaryThe company is strengthening recruitment investment as part of the second year of its efforts to improve its workforce structure, and expects the effects to emerge from the second quarter onward. The utilization rate for construction engineers improved due to an increase in the number of employees working.
Factors Affecting the ChangeIncrease in the number of employees working (improvement in the utilization rate of construction engineers), Strengthened recruitment investment
Measures from the following month onwardStrengthen recruitment investment. The effects are expected to emerge from the second quarter onward.
Monthly trend for the same period last yearHeadcount Month July 2025 / Value 24,304 people, Month August 2025 / Value 24,171 people, Month September 2025 / Value 24,238 people, Month October 2025 / Value 24,364 people, Month November 2025 / Value 24,446 people, Month December 2025 / Value 24,441 people, Month January 2026 / Value 24,257 people, Month February 2026 / Value 24,219 people, Month March 2026 / Value 24,108 people, Month April 2026 / Value 24,424 people, Month May 2026 / Value 24,350 people, Month June 2026 / Value 24,415 people / Utilization rate Month July 2025 / Value 93.8 %, Month August 2025 / Value 94 %, Month September 2025 / Value 93.7 %, Month October 2025 / Value 93.5 %, Month November 2025 / Value 94.6 %, Month December 2025 / Value 94.9 %, Month January 2026 / Value 94.6 %, Month February 2026 / Value 95.2 %, Month March 2026 / Value 95 %, Month April 2026 / Value 92.3 %, Month May 2026 / Value 93.4 %, Month June 2026 / Value 93.7 %
Next Scheduled DisclosureScheduled for the fourth Friday of each month
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The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

The company explained that the overall utilization rate improved due to an increase in the number of employees working. It is also strengthening its recruitment investment as part of the second year of its efforts to improve its workforce structure, and expects the effects to emerge from the second quarter onward.

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