Labor market trends in the context of industrial robotization on the example of Japan, 2013-2023

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The study is devoted to assessing the prospects for the introduction of robots in enterprises and the impact of this process on the change in the structure of the Japanese labor market. The purpose of the study is to create a forecast on the future direction of the country's market structure based on the study of the dynamics of the introduction and use of robotics in industries in Japan. The authors identified a certain area of robots that are considered in this article. The choice of the country under study was justified on the basis of the facts and data, the trend of robot installations for the period from 2013 to 2023 was considered. To assess the degree of adoption of robotics depending on the industrial industry, an analysis of the structure of the introduction of robots in 2023 was made. As a result of the study, it was concluded that for the period 2013-2023 there is a dynamic of growth in the introduction of robots into production, while the number of unemployed during this period is decreasing, which is due to the demographic situation in the country.

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Dariya Ivanovna Prikhodko

Peoples' Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN)

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Email: 1032225770@pfur.ru

Student, Faculty of Economics, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba

117198, Moscow, Russia, Miklukho-Maklaya st., 6

Marina Sergeevna Reshetnikova

Peoples' Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN)

Email: reshetnikova_ms@rudn.ru

Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor at the Department of Economic and Mathematical Modeling, Faculty of Economics, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia

117198, Moscow, Russia, Miklukho-Maklaya st., 6

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