## Overview

## Major Employment Measures for Young People in FY2012

## 1 Employment support for new graduates and non-new graduates

Enhancement of employment support for new-graduates, etc. through promotion of a “project involving the promotion of employment after graduation for university students”, etc.

© Job supporters will be assigned to “New Graduate Support Hello Work” in thereby reducing the number of unemployed university graduates, etc. and developing the human resources that will be responsible for the future of Japan

The “project involving the promotion of employment after graduation for university students” will be implemented mainly for university students in which constant on-site consultations provided by job supporters at universities and registration of and intensive support for those who have not been informally promised employment will be implemented in cooperation with universities, etc.

© New graduates/non-new graduates, etc. in the disaster-stricken areas where the employment environment is extremely severe due to the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake will be provided with job offer information and close individual support by job supporters, along with job interview seminars being held for them, etc.

### 2. Promotion of regular employment of Freeters (job-hopping part-timers), etc

(1) Support for Freeters, etc. at Hello Works

Refer to "step-up program for young people" below

(2) Implementation of close employment support at Job Cafes

(3) Employment support through utilization of subsidy systems, including the trial employment system, etc.

© Refer to the “step-up program for young people” below for details on the trial employment of young people

### Enhancement of employment support of Freeters, etc. through the “step-up program for young people”

© The “step-up program for young people”, which further enhances employment support for Freeters, etc., including the job-finding ice age generations, will be promoted through the utilization of trial employment and vocational training, etc. and with its core being specialized individual support. In particular, bases will be established in large cities in ensuring effective implementation.

* Support for Freeters, etc. at Hello Works

In addition to ordinary vocational guidance/job placements and job offer developments, etc., close individual support from assigned consultants, appointment based vocational guidance/job placements, interview simulations, guidance on preparing personal history and work experience resumes, continued provision of job offer information, and encouragement to visit Hello Works if they have stopped visiting, etc. will be implemented.

* Expanding the subjects of subsidies for use in promoting the trial employment of young people, etc. (¥40,000 per person per month for up to 3 months)

Before the expansion: Age 39 or younger → After the expansion (planned): Age 44 or younger

### 3. Enhancement of vocational independence support for young people, including NEETs (Not in Education, Employment, or Training), etc

© Locations where “Regional Youth Support Stations” are established will be expanded (from 110 to 115), and vocational independence support enhanced through developing an out-reach (visiting support) system to use in leading young people to support desks.

©: New/enhanced measures, o: Continued measures

## Detailed Data

## Changes in Number of Freeters (job-hopping part-timers)

## (10,000 persons)

Source: “Labour Force Survey (Detailed Tabulation)”, Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

(Note) 1. Freeters (job-hopping part-timers) were defined and counted as being male graduates and unmarried female graduates aged 15-34 who are $ [1] $ employees whose status in the work place is that of being a “temporary part-timer” or “part-timer”, $ [2] $ totally unemployed persons who are seeking a “part-time or temporary part-time job”, or $ [3] $ “others” not in labour force who are seeking a “part-time or temporary part-time job” but are not housekeepers, not going to school, and do not have job offers.

2. The figures for 2012 and 2013 in square brackets indicate nationwide figures excluding Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima Prefectures.