A comparative study of young workers' occupation and marriage pathways during an era of declining birthrate in local areas across Japan.

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In the wake of our investigation into the occupation and marriage pathways of young workers' in local areas across Japan the following points became clear through our follow-up survey : First, temporary employment promotes late marriage or life as a singleton. Second, employment management in local enterprises seldom considers the career trajectory for young workers. They tend to leave their companies as "invisible strike" due to no-expectation for their upward career. Third, the social class background of young workers' parents continues to have a strong influence on their career or marriage pathways. Young workers, especially from the lower economic strata, experience difficulties in securing employment and, hence, their economic independence. This accentuates the danger of family economic collapse if their parents lose their jobs. If these issues are to be addressed then effective support mechanisms, so as to off-set the decline of local communities, are going to be required.