Lost Opportunities Due to Labor Shortages
First written in FY2023-Q3. 2 of 5 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2025. Latest entry: FY2026.
Fujikura Composites moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2025, 2 years after the typical company in this theme (2023).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 16 of 35 companies on the "Worse" side.
21 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「(Core) Insufficient staffing and overreliance on individual employees」
The company explicitly identified insufficient core staffing and overreliance on individual employees as key risks across the Group, assuming business stagnation due to longer working hours, employee departures and insufficient transfer of technical expertise. - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「The surrounding business environment remains challenging, including labor shortages and responses to wage increases.」
In addition to concerns over lost opportunities due to labor shortages, responses to wage increases continued to be identified as a burden on the business environment. - FY2024Wage increases and interest rates added to labor shortages as challengesAnnual report
「In Japan, inbound demand is performing well and supply chains are returning to normal, but the environment surrounding companies is changing significantly because of labour shortages, wage increases, higher interest rates and other factors, testing their ability to respond.」
In addition to concerns over lost opportunities due to labor shortages, responses to wage increases and higher interest rates were identified as challenges in the business environment. - FY2024-Q3Wage increases added to labor shortages as a challengeAnnual report
「In Japan, inbound tourism remains strong and supply chains are normalizing, but the environment surrounding companies remains challenging, including labor shortages and the need to respond to wage increases.」
In addition to the previous reference to lost opportunities due to labor shortages, responses to wage increases were identified as a challenge in the business environment. - FY2023-Q3First statedAnnual report
「During the nine-month period of the third quarter of the fiscal year, the global economy gradually showed signs of normalisation and revitalisation of economic activity. However, the uncertain outlook remains unchanged due to lost opportunities resulting from labour shortages, higher raw material costs caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which shows no sign of ending, disruption in the Chinese market as infections increased following the lifting of the zero-COVID policy, and rising prices in Japan resulting from the yen's depreciation.」
Lost opportunities due to labor shortages were identified for the first time as a standalone theme among the factors creating uncertainty in the global economy.