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Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
20th September 1999


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

Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey
- July 1999-


1 Cash Earnings

Average monthly total cash earnings per regular employee of establishments with 5 or more regular employees in July 1999 were 436,890 yen decreased by 2.1% compared with a year earlier.

Contractual cash earnings were 281,751 yen increased by 0.1% and scheduled cash earnings was 264,080 yen decreased by 0.1%.

Real wage indices were decreased by 2.0%.

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2 Hours Worked

Average monthly total hours worked per regular employee of establishments with 5 or more regular employees in July 1999 were 158.0 hours decreased by 1.3% compared with a year earlier .

Scheduled hours worked were 148.7 hours decreased by 1.3%.

Non-scheduled hours worked in manufacturing were 12.1 hours increased by 2.6%. And seasonally adjusted figures were increased by 2.8% from the previous month.

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3 Employment

Regular employees of establishments with 5 or more regular employees in July 1999 were decreased by 0.4% compared with a year earlier, full-time employees were decreased by 1.2%, part-time employees were increased by 3.0%.

Regular employees of major industries were as follows: decreased by 2.3% in Manufacturing, decreased by 1.3% in Wholesale and Retail Trade, Eating and Drinking Places, and increased by 2.0% in Services.

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Cash EarningsTotal Cash Earnings Contractual
Cash Earnings
Scheduled Non-scheduled Special
Cash Earnings
436,890yen
(-2.1)
281,751yen
(0.1)
264,080yen
(-0.1)
17,671yen
(2.7)
155,139yen
(-5.7)
Hours WorkedTotal Hours Scheduled Non-scheduled Days Worked Non-scheduled
(Manufacturing)
158.0hr.
(-1.3)
148.7hr.
(-1.3)
9.3hr.
(-2.0)
20.6days
<-0.10>
12.1hr.
(2.6)
Regular employmentRegular employees Full-time Part-time Accession Rate Separation Rate
43,705tho.
(-0.4)
35,149tho.
(-1.2)
8,556tho.
(3.0)
1.71%
<0.16>
1.83%
<0.13>

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



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