vol.103 Japan's 'Lost Generation': How Did They Survive the Employment Ice Age?
98.1% is the employment rate for 2024 undergraduate graduates in Japan, as recently released. During the same period, the average monthly wage for ordinary workers in Japan was 330,000 yen (approximately 15,000 RMB), also hitting a new high since 1976. As if overnight, Japan ended the 'Employment Ice Age' and entered an era of 'reverse selection by job seekers', even seeing multiple HR departments competing for job applicants. The 'Employment Ice Age' originated after the burst of the bubble economy. In 1991, Japan's asset price bubble peaked and then burst, after which the national economy fell into a long-term slump, and household balance sheets continued to deteriorate.
Original Chinese title & description
vol.103 日本“失落的一代”，怎样渡过就业冰河期？
98.1%，这是日本最新发布的2024年本科毕业生的就业率。同期，日本普通劳动者的平均月工资为33万日元（约合人民币1.5万元），也创下1976年以来的新高。 仿佛一夜间，日本结束了“就业冰河期”，迎来了“求职反选时代”，甚至出现多家HR争抢求职者的局面。 “就业冰河期”起源于泡沫经济破灭之后。1991年，日本的资产价格泡沫达到顶峰后破灭，此后国民经济陷入了长期的低迷，居民家庭的资产负债表也持续衰退。
Participation credit “本期嘉宾”：沙青青。
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