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AI Summary. Japan's foreign worker count reached about 2.05 million, the most on record, a 12.4% increase from a year earlier, according to the Labor Ministry. About three in five of the roughly 319,000 establishments employing non-Japanese staff have no more than 30 employees in total.

Erica Yokoyama and Momoka Yokoyama Bloomberg
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The number of foreign workers in Japan has tripled over the last decade; as of October 2023 there were over 2mm foreign workers in Japan, or 1.6% of the population.

Is Japan's foreign worker population growing to record levels?

Core argument: Japan's foreign worker count reached about 2.05 million as of October 2023, the most on record, according to the Labor Ministry.

The number of foreign workers in Japan reached about 2.05 million as of October 2023, the most on record, the Labor Ministry reported Friday. The number grew by 12.4% from a year earlier, an acceleration compared with recent years but slower than in some years prior to the pandemic. Friday’s report also showed that small businesses were more likely to rely on foreign staff. About three of five of the roughly 319,000 establishments that hire non-Japanese staff have no more than 30 employees in total.

Takeaways by Macro Roundup® AI

  1. Japan's foreign worker count reached about 2.05 million as of October 2023, the most on record, according to the Labor Ministry.
  2. Japan's foreign worker tally grew 12.4% from a year earlier, an acceleration compared with recent years but slower than in some pre-pandemic years.
  3. About three of five of the roughly 319,000 Japanese establishments employing non-Japanese staff have no more than 30 employees in total, with small businesses more likely to rely on foreign workers.

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