No.4084
Foreign Worker Support Services Market in Japan: Key Research Findings 2026
The Foreign Worker Support Services Market (as a Total of 3 Markets: SSW Support, TITP Supervision, and Foreign Worker Job Placement) Grew by 16.9% YoY to 269.65 Billion Yen in FY2024
Yano Research Institute (the President, Takashi Mizukoshi) surveyed the foreign worker support services market in Japan, which comprises 1) specified skilled worker support services, 2) “Technical Intern Training Program” supervision, and 3) foreign worker job placement services. The survey revealed the trends among market players, and the market outlook.
Market Overview
The foreign worker support services market, which comprises 1) specified skilled worker (SSW) support services, 2) Technical Intern Training Program (TITP) supervision, and 3) foreign worker job placement services, was estimated at 269.65 billion yen in FY2024, a 16.9% increase from the previous fiscal year. To address labor shortages, the government established the Specified Skilled Worker Program to facilitate the hiring of foreign nationals.
As more companies have become willing to accept TITP trainees and SSWs, providing opportunities for them to perform, the demand for foreign worker support services has increased, creating more opportunities to offer these services. This has contributed to the expansion of the market size.
Noteworthy Topics
Trends in SSW Support Services
Due to ongoing labor shortages and recruitment difficulties, more companies have become willing to hire foreign nationals. The admission quota has increased, more industries have been added to the list of those accepting foreign workers, and more job areas have opened to foreign workers within existing industries that already accept these workers. Consequently, the number of SSWs is growing. This growth is expanding the market segment for supporting these workers.
Meanwhile, over 10,000 organizations have registered to support SSWs and trainees. This intensifies the competition among these organizations, leading to a decline in consignment fees. To avoid price competition, these organizations are facing challenges to add value to their services and differentiate themselves from others.
Future Outlook
The foreign worker support services market, a total of three segments, is expected to reach 295.96 billion yen in FY2025, a 9.8% increase from the previous fiscal year.
Companies are expected to continue facing labor shortages and difficulties recruiting Japanese workers. Meanwhile, the number of foreign residents and workers is increasing, creating a heightened demand for SSW support and foreign worker job placement services. Consequently, these services are expected to stimulate growth in the foreign-worker support services market overall.
Research Outline
2.Research Object： Registered support organizations, supervising organizations, worker recruiters/dispatchers, employment service providers, job posting site operators, etc.
3.Research Methogology： Face-to-face interviews by our expert researchers (including online interviews), surveys via telephone and email, and literature searches
What is the Foreign Worker Support Services Market?
This market report defines the foreign worker support services market as including the following three categories: 1) Specified skilled worker (SSW) support services, 2) the “Technical Intern Training Program (TITP)” supervision, and 3) foreign worker job placement services, which are services to recruit foreign nationals for companies in Japan. The size of the foreign worker support services market is a total of these three sectors.
1) SSW support services refer to the various services and paperwork that help Specified Skilled Worker Program (SSW) applicants adapt to the work and daily life in Japan. These services are provided by registered organizations contracted by companies hiring these workers. The market size is based on the monthly consignment fees that companies pay to these registered organizations.
2) TITP supervision is provided by registered nonprofit organizations, such as business cooperatives, to instruct and supervise companies accepting TITP trainees, thereby ensuring safe working conditions for the trainees. Companies that accept TITP trainees are called implementing organizations. Market size is calculated based on the monthly supervision and support fees that implementing organizations pay to the supervising organizations.
3) Foreign worker job placement services refer to the recruitment of foreign workers for Japanese companies. Market size is calculated based on the sales of these services provided by service providers.
＜Products and Services in the Market＞
SSW support services, TITP supervision, and foreign worker job placement services.
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