Resilience of outsourcing demand amid labor shortages
First written in FY2024-Q1. 1 of 8 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-10-14.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 1 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Other".
- FY2026-H1Labor-shortage and employee-resignation-type bankruptcies reach new recordsAnnual report
「According to Teikoku Databank’s “2025 Trends in ‘Employee-Resignation-Type’ Bankruptcies,” of the 427 labor-shortage bankruptcies in 2025, 124 were employee-resignation-type bankruptcies directly or indirectly caused by resignations of employees or management executives, up 37.8% year on year and the highest number since 2013, when comparable data became available.」
Adds 427 labor-shortage bankruptcies in 2025, including 124 employee-resignation-type cases, up 37.8% year on year and a new record since 2013. - FY2025-H1Employee-resignation-type labor-shortage bankruptcies reach a recordAnnual report
「Of the 342 labor-shortage bankruptcies in 2024, 87 were “employee-resignation-type” bankruptcies directly or indirectly caused by resignations of employees or management executives, the highest number since 2013, when comparable data became available.」
Adds the fact that employee-resignation-type labor-shortage bankruptcies reached 87, the highest number since 2013, supporting the case for outsourcing demand. - FY2024Job-offer ratios and wage growth at SMEs quantifiedAnnual report
「The job-offer ratio for companies with 300 to fewer than 1,000 employees rose from 1.14 times the previous year to 1.60 times, while the ratio for SMEs with fewer than 300 employees remained extremely high at 6.50 times, indicating a continued severe talent shortage. Amid ongoing inflation, the wage increase rate at large companies in the 2024 spring labor-management negotiations settled at a high 5.58%, up 1.59 percentage points year on year.」
Adds a 6.50x job-offer ratio for SMEs and a 5.58% wage increase rate at large companies as evidence of outsourcing demand driven by labor shortages. - FY2024-Q3Labor-supply shortfall outlook quantifiedAnnual report
「According to “Future Forecast 2040” published by Recruit Works Institute, labor supply is expected to fall short by more than 3.41 million workers in 2030 and more than 11 million workers in 2040. Labor demand is expected to continue increasing, widening the gap between demand and supply, and making it clear that labor shortages will become a major management challenge.」
Adds specific forecasts of labor-supply shortfalls in 2030 and 2040 to the market view on labor shortages. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against the backdrop of labor shortages, demand remains firm for outsourcing services that address labor shortages by improving operational efficiency, strengthening cost competitiveness and expanding sales. We have continued developing services to meet customer needs and now offer more than 10 services.」
Continues to describe resilient outsourcing demand driven by labor shortages. - FY2024-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Against the backdrop of labor shortages, demand remains firm for outsourcing services that address labor shortages by improving operational efficiency, strengthening cost competitiveness and expanding sales. We have continued developing services to meet customer needs and now offer more than 10 services.」
Newly describes resilient demand for outsourcing services that improve efficiency, cost competitiveness and sales amid chronic labor shortages.