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Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
16th November 1998


Statistics and Information Department
Employment Statistics Division
Tel +81-3-5253-1111 Ext. 5235, 5236

Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey
- September 1998-


1 Cash Earnings

Average monthly total cash earnings per a regular employee of establishments with 5 or more regular employees in September 1998 were 290,052 yen decreased by 0.7% from the same month of the previous year .

Contractual cash earnings were 286,402 yen decreased by 0.7% and scheduled cash earnings were 269,232 yen decreased by 0.1%.

Real wage indices were decreased by 0.5%.

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2 Hours Worked

Average monthly total hours worked per a regular employee of establishments with 5 or more regular employees in September 1998 were 155.1 hours decreased by 1.8% from the same month of the previous year .

Scheduled hours worked were 145.9 hours decreased by 1.3%.

Non-scheduled hours worked in manufacturing were 11.8 hours decreased by 16.3%. And seasonally adjusted figures were decreased by 1.1% from the previous month.

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3 Employment

Average employment of regular employees of establishments with 5 or more regular employees in September 1998 were decreased by 0.3% from the same month of the previous year, full-time employees were decreased by 1.2%, part-time employees were increased by 4.3%.

Average employment of regular employees by main industries were decreased 1.8% in Manufacturing, decreased by 0.7% in Wholesale and Retail Trade, Eating and Drinking Place, and increased by 1.7% in Services.

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WageTatal Cash Earnings Contractual
Cash Earnings
Scheduled Non-scheduled Special
Cash Earnings
290,052yen
(-0.7)
286,402yen
(-0.7)
269,232yen
(-0.1)
17,170yen
(-8.6)
3,650yen
(-4.9)
Hours WorkedTotal Hours Scheduled Non-scheduled Days Worked Non-scheduled
(Manufacturing)
155.1hr.
(-1.8)
145.9hr.
(-1.3)
9.2hr.
(-8.9)
20.0days
<-0.2>
11.8hr.
(-16.3)
Regular employmentRegular employees Full-time Part-time Accession Rate Separation Rate
41,314tho.
(-0.3)
34,526tho.
(-1.2)
6,787tho.
(4.3)
1.56%
<-0.17>
1.81%
<-0.03>

Note) ( ) means "Ratio to the Preceding year". < > means "Difference from the Preceding year".


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