In February 2025, compared to the previous month, there was a slowdown in four job categories, with a 25.4% increase in "Sales" and a 32.9% decrease in the "Electrical/Mechanical" sectors.

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As March arrives with occasional chilly days despite the increasing warmth, the Japan Tourism Agency recently announced the "Inbound Foreign Visitors Statistics" for January 2025. The number of foreign visitors reached 3,781,200, marking a significant 40.6% increase compared to the same month last year. The surge was attributed to factors like the Chinese New Year in January and increased travelers from Australia and the United States due to heightened winter sports demand. The forecast suggests that the inbound demand will continue to grow, requiring further recruitment of multilingual talents and strengthened foreign hiring.

Let's now take a look at the trends among "Global Talent in February 2025" and see how the landscape has evolved.

(※) This refers to trends among users registered on Daijob.com who can speak both English and Japanese at a business level, including those who have "submitted applications" or "shown interest in scout emails."

Key Findings

• Month-on-month, excluding four sectors, there was a slowdown, with "Sales" showing a 25.4% increase, while "Electrical/Mechanical" experienced a 32.9% decrease.

• Compared to the same month last year, there was an overall activation, with "Sales" and "Executive/Management" sectors both experiencing over 40% growth.

■ Month-on-month, excluding four sectors, there was a slowdown, with "Sales" showing a 25.4% increase, while "Electrical/Mechanical" experienced a 32.9% decrease.

Excluding four sectors, there was an overall trend of slowdown. While "Sales" showed a 25.4% increase from the previous month's slowdown, sectors like "Electrical/Mechanical" (-32.9%), "IT-related" (-10.9%), and "Finance/Insurance/Real Estate" (-10.5%) all transitioned from positive figures last month to negative this month.

Comparison of February  “Job Seekers”  Trends (2025, month-over-month)

■  Compared to the same month last year, there was an overall activation, with "Sales" and "Executive/Management" sectors both experiencing over 40% growth.

Since May 2024, there has been a continuous activation trend for 10 months. Following last month, "Executive/Management" (+43.3%) has maintained a substantial increase of over 20% since August. Additionally, in February, "Finance/Insurance/Real Estate" (+38.8%) and "Service/Retail" (+32.0%) have landed with a significant increase of over 30%.

Comparison of  February  “Job Seekers”  Trends (2025, Year-on-Year)

Month-on-month, there was an overall slowdown, while year-on-year showed an activation trend. Typically, in February and March, the number of mid-career job postings increases for securing talent for the new fiscal year and replenishing retirees at the end of the fiscal year. Additionally, there is an increase in job seekers after receiving bonuses.

Therefore, on March 7, 2024, we held a career fair specializing in foreign companies. With strengthened promotions, we can expect an increase in job seeker activity.

The next career fair is scheduled for June 13, 2025 (Friday). Please consider participating in the career fair. For more details, please visit here:
 https://biz.daijob.com/en/lp/careerfair