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Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
15th April 1999


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

Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey
- February 1999-


1 Cash Earnings

Average monthly total cash earnings per a regular employees of establishments with 5 or more regular employees in February 1999 were 281,878 yen decreased by 0.6% from the same month of the previous year .

Contractual cash earnings were 279,549 yen decreased by 0.6% and scheduled cash earnings were 261,629 yen decreased by 0.5%.

Real wage indices were decreased by 0.6%.

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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 February 1999 were 151.1 hours decreased by 1.8% from the same month of the previous year .

Scheduled hours worked were 141.7 hours decreased by 1.6%.

Non-scheduled hours worked in manufacturing were 12.1 hours decreased by 8.4%. 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 February 1999 were decreased by 0.3% from the same month of the previous year , full-time employees were decreased by 0.9%, part-time employees were increased by 2.7%.

Average employment of regular employees by main industries were decreased 2.1% in Manufacturing, decreased by 0.2% in Wholesale and Retail Trade, Eating and Drinking Place, and increased by 1.4% in Services.

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WageTatal Cash Earnings Contractual
Cash Earnings
Scheduled Non-scheduled Special
Cash Earnings
281,878yen
(-0.6)
279,549yen
(-0.6)
261,629yen
(-0.5)
17,920yen
(-2.5)
2,329yen
(-5.7)
Hours WorkedTotal Hours Scheduled Non-scheduled Days Worked Non-scheduled
(Manufacturing)
151.1hr.
(-1.8)
141.7hr.
(-1.6)
9.4hr.
(-6.0)
19.6days
<-0.3>
12.1hr.
(-8.4)
Regular employmentRegular employees Full-time Part-time Accession Rate Separation Rate
43,280tho.
(-0.3)
34,903tho.
(-0.9)
8,377tho.
(2.7)
1.65%
<0.12>
1.92%
<0.10>

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



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