April 8, 2025
Keio University
Professor Toshihiro Okubo of the Faculty of Economics at Keio University, in collaboration with the Nippon Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA), has conducted 11 questionnaire surveys since the initial spread of infections in April 2020 to clarify the actual conditions of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the post-COVID-19 era. They have now conducted the "Second Survey on the Digital Economy and Society for Workers" to understand the state of social implementation of digital technology in the post-COVID-19 era and its impact on workers' work styles, lives, and attitudes, and have released the preliminary results.
According to the preliminary report, the telework utilization rate nationwide as of December 2024 was 13% (21% in the Tokyo metropolitan area), a figure that has remained flat recently. However, it has become clear that even among teleworkers, the frequency of teleworking is on a downward trend, and corporate encouragement of telework is also declining. On the other hand, the use of generative AI is expanding, with an increasing number of people experiencing improvements in work efficiency.
The first survey is available here .
Please see below for the full press release.