【Aging, safety net and fiscal crisis in Japan】No.294: Updated employment rate and turnover rate by industry

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced the results of the 2019 employment trend survey on September 30, 2020. This survey records the number of regular workers on January 1 of every year, and subsequently researches the number of people who changed their employment relationship, such as those who got a new job, retired, or changed jobs that year.

Figure 1 shows the new employee rate and turnover employee rate by industry. The accommodation/restaurant/pub industry has a new employment rate and a turnover rate of 36.3% and 33.6%, respectively, and can be said to be the industry in which is the highest employee turnover rate. Figure 2 shows the percentage of part-time employees among new employees by gender. The percentage of part-time employees in the age groups of 19 years or younger and 65 years or older is significantly higher for both males and females.

Figure 1: New employee rate and turnover employee rate by industry

Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Figure 2: Percentage of part-time employees among new employees

Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare