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Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
18th JANUARY 1999


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

Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey
- November 1998-


1 Cash Earnings

Average monthly total cash earnings per a regular employee of establishments with 5 or more regular employees in November 1998 were 303,704 yen increased by 0.1% from the same month of the previous year .

Contractual cash earnings were 288,799 yen decreased by 0.3% and scheduled cash earnings were 270,688 yen increased by 0.4%.

Real wage indices were decreased by 0.7%.

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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 November 1998 were 158.7 hours decreased by 0.3% from the same month of the previous year .

Scheduled hours worked were 149.1 hours increased by 0.2%.

Non-scheduled hours worked in manufacturing were 12.2 hours decreased by 15.9%. And seasonally adjusted figures were decreased by 2.7% from the previous month.

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3 Employment

Average employment of regular employees of establishments with 5 or more regular employees in November 1998 were decreased by 0.6% from the same month of the previous year, full-time employees were decreased by 1.3%, part-time employees were increased by 2.8%.

Average employment of regular employees by main industries were decreased 2.4% in Manufacturing, decreased by 0.8% in Wholesale and Retail Trade, Eating and Drinking Place, and increased by 1.1% in Services.

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WageTatal Cash Earnings Contractual
Cash Earnings
Scheduled Non-scheduled Special
Cash Earnings
303,704yen
( 0.1)
288,799yen
(-0.3)
270,688yen
( 0.4)
18,111yen
(-9.2)
14,905yen
( 8.9)
Hours WorkedTotal Hours Scheduled Non-scheduled Days Worked Non-scheduled
(Manufacturing)
158.7hr.
(-0.3)
149.1hr.
( 0.2)
9.6hr.
(-8.6)
20.4days
< 0.0>
12.2hr.
(-15.9)
Regular employmentRegular employees Full-time Part-time Accession Rate Separation Rate
41,283tho.
(-0.6)
34,461tho.
(-1.3)
6,822tho.
(2.8)
1.53%
<-0.22>
1.50%
<-0.02>

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


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