Editing Freeter (section)

===Effect on Japanese society===
[[File:Japan Population by Age 1920-2010 with Projection to 2060.png|thumb|right|350px|Japan's population from 1920 to 2010, with population projections out to 2060]]
Freeters lack the benefits of union membership, which would give them some legal protection against firing.

While they are young, freeters commonly live with their parents and have [[disposable income]] that would otherwise go towards rent. Their spending helps the manufacturing sector of the [[Economy of Japan|Japanese economy]].

By living in the same house as their parents and often not owning a car, freeters have a much lower impact on the natural environment than "high consumption" members of society owning cars.

Large numbers of workers trying to start careers in their thirties may have a significant impact on the current corporate culture of Japan. It may change hiring and employment practices, particularly since demographers predict a future labor shortage due to the [[aging of Japan|Japan's aging population]].

Many male freeters have difficulties [[marriage in Japan|marrying]] because of their low [[income]]. They may thus have children later in life, or not at all. This will further aggravate the low birth rate in Japan and compound social and economic problems related to the aging population, such as underfunding of the [[National Pension (Japan)|Japanese pension system]]. As of today, freeters pay little or no money into the pension system.

The [[Japanese government]] has established a number of offices called ''[[Young Support Plaza]]'' to help young people find jobs. These offices offer basic training for job hunting: teaching young people how to write a [[résumé]], and how to conduct themselves during [[job interview|interviews]]. The demand for their services has been fairly low so far.{{cn|date=July 2021}}