Rapidly Growing Interest in the Industry
First written in FY2020-Q3. 5 of 14 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025-H1.
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- FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, labor shortages on the corporate side remain an ongoing issue. Against this backdrop, freelancers and side-job workers with digital skills are expected to play an increasingly active role, while companies are expected to make further progress in accepting external talent and accommodating demand for diverse working arrangements. Workforce mobility is therefore expected to increase, and the market is expected to expand further going forward.」
Continues to recognize corporate labor shortages, acceptance of external talent, diverse working arrangements and workforce mobility as factors driving market expansion. - FY2024Additional market factors: labor shortages and increased workforce mobilityAnnual report
「In addition, labor shortages on the corporate side remain an ongoing issue. Against this backdrop, freelancers and side-job workers with digital skills are expected to play an increasingly active role, while companies are expected to make further progress in accepting external talent and accommodating demand for diverse working arrangements. Workforce mobility is therefore expected to increase, and the market is expected to expand further going forward.」
Explained corporate labor shortages, acceptance of external talent and workforce mobility, in addition to changes in traditional working arrangements and the freelance population, as factors driving market expansion. - FY2024-Q3Additional data on the proportion of projects obtained onlineAnnual report
「The “Work-Style Survey 2023” also indicates that platforms such as ours account for half of the methods used by freelancers and side-job workers to obtain projects, suggesting that the acquisition of projects and commissioning of work are increasingly moving online.」
Survey results were added showing that platforms such as ours account for half of the methods used by freelancers and side-job workers to obtain projects. - FY2024-Q1Additional work-style survey dataAnnual report
「According to the “Work-Style Survey 2023” (Note 1) conducted by our group in January 2023, approximately 40% of freelancers and approximately 60% of side-job workers began their activities in or after 2020, indicating that the COVID-19 pandemic brought changes to working styles.」
Results from our own survey were added showing that approximately 40% of freelancers and approximately 60% of side-job workers began their activities in or after 2020, explaining the spread of new ways of working. - FY2023Update of market and talent supply-demand dataAnnual report
「It is said that the shortage of digital talent will reach as many as 790,000 people in 2030, and the Japanese government has stated that it will invest in developing digital talent.」
The outlook that the shortage of digital talent will reach as many as 790,000 people in 2030 was presented, and market expansion was explained together with progress in companies’ acceptance of external talent and in obtaining projects online. - FY2023-Q1Additional market characteristics dataAnnual report
「In addition, approximately 80% of freelancers are said to have a “professional attitude” toward their work, indicating a marked trend toward highly skilled talent becoming freelancers. More than 60% of freelancers have a “desire to learn” new skills while working, and demand for acquiring digital skills is increasing, particularly among people in their 20s to 40s.」
In addition to the existing market size data of a freelance population of 15.77 million and an economic scale of approximately ¥24 trillion, the data showed that approximately 80% of talent have a professional attitude, more than 60% have a desire to learn, and demand for digital skills is increasing. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「According to the “New Survey of Freelance Work Practices: 2021–2022 Edition” (Note 1), the broad freelance population reached 15.77 million and the economic scale reached ¥23.8 trillion.」
The same view as in the previous quarter continues to be expressed regarding survey figures of a freelance population of 15.77 million and an economic scale of ¥23.8 trillion, and the entrenchment of new ways of working against the backdrop of working from home and self-employment. - FY2022-Q2Market Size Data UpdatedAnnual report
「According to the “New Survey of Freelance Work Practices: 2021–2022 Edition” (Note 1), the broad freelance population reached 15.77 million and the economic scale reached ¥23.8 trillion. The increase and continued adoption of these new ways of working are believed to reflect the growing number of people using time between other activities while working from home to prevent the spread of COVID-19, as well as the growing number of people who reconsidered their work styles and became independent.」
New survey figures of a freelance population of 15.77 million and an economic scale of ¥23.8 trillion were presented, and it was explained that new ways of working continue to gain traction against the backdrop of working from home and self-employment. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「The broad freelance population increased 57% year on year to 16.7 million, while the economic scale reached ¥28 trillion.」
Specific growth data for the freelance market were presented, with the population increasing 57% year on year to 16.7 million and the economic scale reaching ¥28 trillion. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Of the side-job and multiple-job workers registered with “Lancers,” 30% began side jobs or multiple jobs after February 2020, when working from home was recommended, indicating that more people began adopting new ways of working as commuting time decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, as online-based work became part of everyday life and the barriers for companies to commission work from external partners such as freelancers fell, the number of newly registered companies has continued to increase.」
Specific progress was shown in the adoption of freelancers and the penetration of the online staffing market, with people who began side jobs or multiple jobs reaching 30% of registered side-job and multiple-job workers and online-based work becoming part of everyday life. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「As new ways of working, including remote work, became established, the barriers to commissioning work from freelancers online fell, and our group’s services have consequently continued to expand steadily.」
The recognition that the use of freelancers online is spreading against the backdrop of the growing prevalence of remote work and lower barriers to placing orders online continues to be expressed. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The online staffing platform market, on which our group is focused, is gaining further prominence as online ordering and fulfillment become established business practices and awareness grows of online staffing as a more flexible way to secure talent.」
The recognition that the online staffing platform market is gaining prominence continues to be expressed. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「The online staffing platform market is gaining further prominence as online ordering and fulfillment become established business practices and awareness grows of online staffing as a more flexible way to secure talent.」
It was explained that the market is gaining prominence against the backdrop of work-style reform, the spread of side jobs and growth in the freelance population and economy. - FY2020-Q3First statedAnnual report
「Against the backdrop of rapidly growing interest in the industry amid recent changes in the market」
It was explained that interest in the industry is rising rapidly as a change in the market environment.