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Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
17th December 1999


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

Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey
- October 1999-


1 Cash Earnings

Average monthly total cash earnings per regular employees in October 1999 were 286,778 yen same as the same month of a year earlier .

Contractual cash earnings were 282,163 yen increased by 0.1% and scheduled cash earnings was 263,830 yen decreased by 0.1%.

Real wage index was increased by 0.8%.

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2 Hours Worked

Average monthly total hours worked per regular employees in October 1999 were 154.6 hours decreased by 3.3% compared with a year earlier.

Scheduled hours worked were 144.9 hours decreased by 3.5%.

Non-scheduled hours worked in Manufacturing were 13.0 hours increased by 5.7% and its seasonally adjusted figure was decreased by 0.7% from the previous month.

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3 Employment

Regular employees in October 1999 were decreased by 0.2% compared with a year earlier, full-time employees were decreased by 1.1%, part-time employees were increased by 3.7%.

Regular employees of major industries were as follows:decreased 2.1% in Manufacturing, decreased by 1.3% in Wholesale and Retail Trade, Eating and Drinking Places, and increased by 1.7% in Services.

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Note) Unless noted specifically, figures correspond to establishments with 5 or more regular employees.



Cash EarningsTatal Cash Earnings Contractual
Cash Earnings
Scheduled Non-scheduled Special
Cash Earnings
286,778yen
( 0.0)
282,163yen
(0.1)
263,830yen
(-0.1)
18,333yen
(3.7)
4,615yen
(-6.6)
Hours WorkedTotal Hours Scheduled Non-scheduled Days Worked Non-scheduled
(Manufacturing)
154.6hr.
(-3.3)
144.9hr.
(-3.5)
9.7hr.
( 0.0)
20.1days
<-0.6>
13.0hr.
(5.7)
Regular employmentRegular employees Full-time Part-time Accession Rate Separation Rate
43,491tho.
(-0.2)
34,908tho.
(-1.1)
8,583tho.
(3.7)
1.80%
<0.07>
2.03%
<0.14>

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


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