特定技能の外国人４４％増　入管庁

　出入国在留管理庁は２５日、２０１９年４月に導入された「特定技能」の在留資格を持つ外国人が、３月末時点で２万２５６７人だったと発表した。前回公表の昨年１２月時点より４４．１％増えた。
　新型コロナウイルスの水際対策が１月に強化され、特定技能の資格による新規入国者は２、３月ともゼロだったが、「技能実習」「留学」などの資格から変更するケースが増えた。
　対象の１４分野別では、飲食料品製造業が８１０４人と最も多く、次いで農業３３５９人、建設２１１６人。国・地域別に見ると、ベトナム１万４１４７人、中国２０５０人、インドネシア１９２１人の順だった。（2021/05/25-17:13）

The number of non-Japanese people residing in Japan as specified skilled workers, a category of residency status introduced in April 2019, came to 22,567 as of the end of March, up 44.1 pct from December, the Immigration Services Agency said Tuesday.
   The specified skilled worker status is applicable to foreign nationals who work in jobs that require considerable skills in 14 specified industry fields.
   No new specified skilled workers came to Japan in February and March, as the country strengthened its novel coronavirus entry restrictions in January.
   The increase came as many foreigners changed their residency status from those such as student or technical intern trainee.
   Of the 14 industries, the number of specified skilled workers was highest in the food and beverage industry, at 8,104, followed by the agricultural sector, at 3,359, and construction, at 2,116.