Nagasaki Prefecture reported a record 3,961 people with disabilities employed at private companies as of June 1, 2025, up 125 from the previous year, according to figures released by the Nagasaki Labour Bureau on Dec. 19. The prefecture’s disabled employment rate stood at 2.84 percent, 0.43 percentage points above the national average and the fifth highest in the country. The share of companies meeting the government-mandated statutory employment rate of 2.5 percent rose to 58.2 percent, up 0.8 points from a year earlier. By industry, employment was highest in medical and welfare services at 3.56 percent, followed by compound services and lifestyle-related services and entertainment.