Announced details
Spot-work market for short-term, one-off jobs; labor and employment
Job openings-to-applicants ratio: 4.16 times, up 1.76 points year on year. Number of work opportunities: down 60.6% month on month and down 8.6% year on year. Average hourly wage: ¥1,239, down ¥87 from the previous month and up ¥9 year on year
Published by Tsunagu Workstyle Research Institute, an organization backed by TSUNAGU GROUP HOLDINGS Inc.
Chuo-ku, Tokyo (ツナグ働き方研究所)
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
Data from Shotworks, a one-off job listing site, covering January 2022 to January 2026; Statistics Bureau of Japan, Labour Force Survey (Detailed Tabulation), average for October–December 2025; Recruit, Average Hourly Wage at the Time of Recruitment Survey for Part-Time and Temporary Workers
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Spot Work Market Data Report (January 2026 Edition) |
| Relationship with the Company | Published by Tsunagu Workstyle Research Institute, an organization backed by TSUNAGU GROUP HOLDINGS Inc. |
| Launch date | 2 April 2026 (report publication date) |
| Applicable area | Spot-work market for short-term, one-off jobs; labor and employment |
| Location | Chuo-ku, Tokyo (ツナグ働き方研究所) |
| Quantitative Effects | Job openings-to-applicants ratio: 4.16 times, up 1.76 points year on year. Number of work opportunities: down 60.6% month on month and down 8.6% year on year. Average hourly wage: ¥1,239, down ¥87 from the previous month and up ¥9 year on year |
| Source | Data from Shotworks, a one-off job listing site, covering January 2022 to January 2026; Statistics Bureau of Japan, Labour Force Survey (Detailed Tabulation), average for October–December 2025; Recruit, Average Hourly Wage at the Time of Recruitment Survey for Part-Time and Temporary Workers |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The report explains that the number of job openings declined from the previous month as the busy December season, which included year-end events, came to an end and activity returned to normal. Regarding its regular monitoring of the spot-work market, it cites the social significance of visualizing trends in market size and related issues.