The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans to open 10 youth job-placement centers by the end of the current fiscal year, ministry officials said Wednesday.
METI head Takeo Hiranuma has made bolstering youth employment, including that for part-timers, a priority, the officials said.
The ministry will focus on public services such as medical services and nursing care because employment is already likely to increase in these areas, they said.
Management of the centers will be outsourced to staffing firms, the officials said, adding that job training will also be provided.
METI wants 1 million younger people to be hired in the next three years by increasing the number of job centers.
It is expected to map out details of the project this month with other government bodies such as the Finance Ministry, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry and the Cabinet Office.
METI will also ask for the government and the ruling bloc to adopt the plan as an important policy if there is debate on compiling a supplementary budget in the current fiscal year, they said.
Current job-placement centers already cater to youths, but the unemployment rate in the category remains high.