Chronic Labor Shortages in the Construction and IT Industries
First written in FY2023-Q3. 7 of 11 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-09-11.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 35 of 110 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「At the same time, demand for engineer dispatch and craftspeople placement services in the construction industry remains high against structural challenges including the aging of engineers and a shortage of younger personnel.」
The company continues to describe the aging technical workforce, shortage of younger personnel, and high level of demand for personnel in the construction industry as structural market conditions. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, the construction industry faces structural challenges, including an aging technical workforce and a shortage of younger personnel, and the labor shortage remains serious. Against this backdrop, demand for the dispatch of technical personnel is expected to increase further.」
The company continues to describe the aging technical workforce, shortage of younger personnel, and severity of the labor shortage in the construction industry as structural challenges, and explains that demand for the dispatch of technical personnel is expected to increase further. - FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「As of September 2024, the effective job-openings-to-applicants ratio for construction workers, including mining workers, was 5.20 times (Note 1), indicating increasingly difficult hiring conditions. In addition, the application of limits on overtime work in the construction industry from April 2024 has made the labor shortage in the industry more serious.」
The company indicates an effective job-openings-to-applicants ratio of 5.20 times for the construction industry, explicitly describing the increasingly difficult hiring environment and the worsening labor shortage. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The construction industry continues to face a chronic labor shortage, making the role of the Company, which dispatches technical personnel, significant and creating a need for it to help address the labor shortage. The IT industry likewise continues to face a labor shortage and is an area expected to grow and develop in the future.」
The company reiterates that labor shortages continue in the construction and IT industries as a market condition. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The construction industry continues to face a chronic labor shortage, making the role of the Company, which dispatches technical personnel, significant and creating a need for it to help address the labor shortage. The IT industry likewise continues to face a labor shortage and is an area expected to grow and develop in the future.」
The company reiterates that labor shortages continue in the construction and IT industries as a market condition. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「As labor shortages and the aging workforce in the construction industry become more serious, securing technical personnel has become an urgent issue, partly due to the tightening of regulations, including the start of applying limits on overtime work in 2024. A survey by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the “General Employment Placement Service Status (Employment Security Statistics),” also shows that the number of new job seekers for architecture, civil engineering and surveying technicians has been declining each year. The IT industry likewise continues to face a labor shortage and is an area expected to grow and develop in the future.」
The company describes the worsening labor shortage and aging workforce and the decline in job seekers in the construction industry, and the continuing labor shortage in the IT industry. - FY2023-Q3First statedAnnual report
「The construction industry continues to face a chronic labor shortage, making the role of the Company, which dispatches technical personnel, significant and creating a need for it to help address the labor shortage. The IT industry likewise continues to face a labor shortage and is an area expected to grow and develop in the future.」
The market environment for both core businesses is described as being characterized by the structural fact that labor shortages continue.