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Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
31st March 1999


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

Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey
- January 1999-


1 Cash Earnings

Average monthly total cash earnings per a regular employees of establishments with 5 or more regular employees in January 1999 were 301,076 yen decreased by 3.4% from the same month of the previous year .

Contractual cash earnings were 277,724 yen decreased by 0.2% and scheduled cash earnings were 260,295 yen same as the same month of the previous year.

Real wage indices were decreased by 3.7%.

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2 Hours Worked

Average monthly total hours worked per a regular employees of establishments with 5 or more regular employees in January 1999 were 140.6 hours decreased by 0.7% from the same month of the previous year .

Scheduled hours worked were 131.7 hours decreased by 0.2%.

Non-scheduled hours worked in manufacturing were 10.6 hours decreased by 10.9%. And seasonally adjusted figures were increased by 3.7% from the previous month.

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3 Employment

Average employment of regular employees of establishments with 5 or more regular employees in January 1999 were decreased by 0.2% from the same month of the previous year , full-time employees were decreased by 1.0%, part-time employees were increased by 3.0%.

Average employment of regular employees by main industries were decreased 2.2% in Manufacturing, decreased by 0.2% in Wholesale and Retail Trade, Eating and Drinking Place, and increased by 1.5% in Services.

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WageTatal Cash Earnings Contractual
Cash Earnings
Scheduled Non-scheduled Special
Cash Earnings
301,076yen
(-3.4)
277,724yen
(-0.2)
260,295yen
(0.0)
17,429yen
(-3.3)
23,352yen
(-30.5)
Hours WorkedTotal Hours Scheduled Non-scheduled Days Worked Non-scheduled
(Manufacturing)
140.6hr.
(-0.7)
131.7hr.
(-0.2)
8.9hr.
(-6.2)
18.2days
<-0.1>
10.6hr.
(-10.9)
Regular employmentRegular employees Full-time Part-time Accession Rate Separation Rate
43,404tho.
(-0.2)
35,016tho.
(-1.0)
8,388tho.
(3.0)
1.17%
<-0.13>
1.68%
<-0.26>

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


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