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English translation is below.

iDA Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President: Kenichiro Horii), a recruiting and staffing company in the fashion and beauty industry, surveyed the job openings trend at iDA offices in four cities nationwide (Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka) from October 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic, to October 2022.

The number of job openings in Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka exceeded FY2019 and is on the rise.

Since February 2020, the number in all four cities has dropped sharply, but has been increasing since around April 2021. This year, In Fukuoka and Nagoya in July, and in Osaka in September, it exceeded the number before the pandemic. In Tokyo, it is still in the process of recovery, but has been increasing rapidly since July.

Graph: Trends in the number of temporary job openings in four cities since October 2019 (Surveyed by iDA)

In Kyushu, the number of job openings increased for six consecutive months due to strong sales of personal items at department stores, mainly luxury brands, with an increase in opportunities to go out. In Kinki area, sales at department stores increased year-on-year for twelve consecutive months due to an increase of visiting customers and continued strong sales of high-priced products in reaction to the previous movement restrictions. In Chubu area, data showed that the recovery trend of clothing was continuing at department stores, and this trend was also evident in the number of job openings at iDA.

Reference of data:

Survey for August 2022 by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry /  Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trada and Insustry

Survey for September 2022 by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry /  Kinki Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry

Survey for August 2022 by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry

Positive trend in mid-career recruitment

According to a survey by the job site “MyBRANDS”, the number of mid-career jobs has also exceeded the number of October 2019, and the hiring situation of companies is returning. Companies reviews their selection criteria to achieve their recruitment goals, and there is a growing tendency to actively promote the selection of candidates without experience in the industry and currently unemployed recent graduates.

Graph: Trends in the number of employee job openings since October 2019 (Surveyed by MyBRANDS)

■About the survey
Survey period: October 2019 ~ October 2022
Survey target: iDA and MyBRANDS registrants and registered companies
Survey method: Extracted from data about registrants/registered companies

 Tetsuya Ishii, Recruiting division business manager

In Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka, sales positions are actively hired due to new store openings and store expansions associated with renovations. And mainly in luxury brands, there are also cases where hiring conditions are reviewed to expand the range such as from work-ready human resources to potential ones considering training. Domestic brands are also active to hire against the backdrop of personnel supplementation. With the resumption of accepting foreign tourists, more and more companies strengthen their sales capabilities considering inbound tourism, and the number of job openings is expected to increase in the future.