A major human resources service company has compiled the results of a survey that shows that the number of job changes among middle-aged and older people over the age of 50 has increased rapidly in the past few years.
As labor shortages become more serious among companies, there is a growing movement to evaluate and hire people based on their experience and abilities, regardless of age.
According to Recruit, the number of people between the ages of 50 and 64 who decided to change jobs through this company's services in the last year (FY2021) increased 5.6 times compared to FY2017.
▽ In addition to the serious labor shortage,
▽ As companies try to secure diverse human resources,
it is said that there is a movement to evaluate experience and ability regardless of age.
Looking at job changes by industry,
▽ ``general electrical machinery/semiconductors/electronic parts'' accounted for the most at 21.8%,
followed by
▽ ``information communication'' at 13.1%, and
▽ ``construction/real estate'' at 11.8%.
In addition, the number of people who changed jobs to different industries even though they were in the same occupation was 8.3 times higher than in 2017.
Recruit's HR editor-in-chief, Kaoru Fujii, said, "All over Japan, the number of workers under the age of 40 is declining, and more and more companies are suffering from the lack of next-generation leaders and managers. There is also a movement to hire talented people, and the movement to evaluate skills regardless of age and hire them is progressing."