Japan's job mobility under half of OECD average: report

Severe implications for productivity and wage growth, white paper warns

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Last year, 630,000 fewer workers in Japan changed jobs than in 2019. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)

YUI NAKAMURA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Job mobility in Japan is less than half that of other developed countries, threatening growth in productivity and wages, a new government white paper shows.

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