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Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
16th July 1999


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

Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey
- May 1999-


1 Cash Earnings

Average monthly total cash earnings per a regular employee of establishments with 5 or more regular employees in May 1999 were 284,624 yen decreased by 0.1% from the same month of the previous year.

Contractual cash earnings were 279,285 yen decreased by 0.3% and scheduled cash earnings were 261,970 yen decreased by 0.4%.

Real wage indices were increased by 0.4%.

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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 May 1999 were 145.8 hours decreased by 2.4% from the same month of the previous year .

Scheduled hours worked were 136.7 hours decreased by 2.3%.

Non-scheduled hours worked in manufacturing were 11.3 hours increased by 0.1%. And seasonally adjusted figures were increased by 2.9% from the previous month.

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3 Employment

Average employment of regular employees of establishments with 5 or more regular employees in May 1999 were decreased by 0.4% from the same month of the previous year , full-time employees were decreased by 1.1% from the same month of the previous year, part-time employees were increased by 3.9% from the same month of the previous year.

Average employment of regular employees by main industries were decreased 2.4% in Manufacturing, decreased by 0.7% in Wholesale and Retail Trade, Eating and Drinking Places, and increased by 1.6% in Services.

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WageTotal Cash Earnings Contractual
Cash Earnings
Scheduled Non-scheduled Special
Cash Earnings
284,624yen
(-0.1)
279,285yen
(-0.3)
261,970yen
(-0.4)
17,315yen
( 0.8)
5,339yen
(13.9)
Hours WorkedTotal Hours Scheduled Non-scheduled Days Worked Non-scheduled
(Manufacturing)
145.8hr.
(-2.4)
136.7hr.
(-2.3)
9.1hr.
(-2.1)
18.9days
<-0.4>
11.3hr.
( 0.1)
Regular employmentRegular employees Full-time Part-time Accession Rate Separation Rate
43,683tho.
(-0.4)
35,272tho.
(-1.1)
8,411tho.
( 3.9)
2.10%
<0.18>
2.16%
<0.12>

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



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