Units: person, %

Places of business that primarily engage in labor dispatch or contracting All other places of business No. of foreign laborers Composition ratio (Prev. year) No. of foreign laborers Composition ratio (Prev. year) Total 50,944 100.0 (100.0) 129,022 100.0 (100.0)    Men 29,592 58.1 (60.1) 70,354 54.5 (56.2) Women 21,352 41.9 (39.9) 58,668 45.5 (43.8) By Vocation a Specialized, technical, or management position 2,449 4.8 (5.0) 31,843 24.7 (23.2) b Business or administration 674 1.3 (1.5) 6,739 5.2 (5.3) c Sales, cooking, service, or reception 1,025 2.0 (1.3) 20,669 16.0 (15.6) d Production worker 44,465 87.3 (86.6) 59,770 46.3 (48.8) e Construction or civil engineering worker 421 0.8 (0.3) 1,266 1.0 (1.2) f Transport labor 440 0.9 (1.6) 2,029 1.6 (1.5) g Other 1,470 2.9 (3.7) 6,706 5.2 (4.4) By Region of Origin a East Asia 4,760 9.3 (8.7) 64,318 49.9 (47.5) b Southeast Asia 3,936 7.7 (6.5) 19,834 15.4 (16.0) c Other Asia and Middle East 433 0.8 (1.0) 3,590 2.8 (2.5) d North America 369 0.7 (0.8) 8,219 6.4 (6.4) e Latin America 41,002 80.5 (82.3) 23,403 18.1 (20.5)    Of these, persons having Japanese ancestry 37,201 <90.7> (92.0) 20,100 <85.9> (87.2) f Europe 299 0.6 (0.4) 6,486 5.0 (4.6) g Other 145 0.3 (0.3) 3,172 2.5 (2.5) By Status of Residence a Employment possible in specialized or technical fields 2,272 4.5 (4.9) 31,871 24.7 (24.1)    Of these, those having "skilled labor" or "specialist in humanities/international services" 1,890 [83.2] (83.6) 18,542 [58.2] (56.4) b No limitations on employment 46,084 90.5 (91.3) 48,776 37.8 (40.3) c Overseas study or school attendance (part-time job) 1,838 3.6 (2.5) 23,492 18.2 (16.0) d Specific activities (technical trainee) 623 1.2 (1.2) 23,130 17.9 (18.3) e Specific activities (Working Holiday) 37 0.1 (0.0) 439 0.3 (0.4) f Other 90 0.2 (0.1) 1,314 1.0 (1.0)