The Japanese retail industry experienced a 48% drop in new job postings in Q3 2023 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by ABC-MART with 4,832 job postings according to GlobalData’s analysis of retail company job postings. GlobalData’s Retail: Hiring Trends & Signals Q3 2023 report reveals comprehensive insights into hiring patterns, job roles, required skills, geographical trends, and key themes within the retail industry, facilitating anticipation of future workforce needs. Buy the report here.
Notably, Transportation and Material Moving Occupations jobs accounted for a 2% share of the Japanese retail industry new job postings in Q3 2023, up by 483% over the prior quarter.
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations drive retail industry hiring activity
Of the industry's total hiring activity, the highest number of new job postings were for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations, which accounted for 2% of the total new job postings in Q3 2023 and were down by 61% year-on-year. Second highest were Management Occupations, which accounted for 2% and drop by 71% year-on-year, and third highest were Personal Care and Service Occupations, which were 30% of the new job postings and 49% lower year-on-year.
Top five companies in retail industry accounted for 88% of hiring activity
The highest number of jobs were posted by ABC-MART with 4,832, followed by COSMOS Pharmaceutical with 1,511, while the highest increase was at Lawson at 56%.
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