Units: people, %

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 No. of people Composition ratio No. of people Composition ratio No. of people Composition ratio No. of people Composition ratio No. of people Composition ratio No. of people Composition ratio No. of people Composition ratio No. of people Composition ratio No. of people Composition ratio No. of people Composition ratio Total 97,755 100.0 103,044 100.0 113,961 100.0 114,753 100.0 115,036 100.0 120,484 100.0 130,440 100.0 141,285 100.0 157,247 100.0 179,966 100.0 By Industry A Agriculture 159 0.2 178 0.2 217 0.2 224 0.2 228 0.2 322 0.3 370 0.3 402 0.3 412 0.3 468 0.3 B Forestry 18 0.0 20 0.0 26 0.0 21 0.0 2 0.0 3 0.0 3 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.0 C Fisheries 24 0.0 45 0.0 8 0.0 93 0.1 169 0.1 180 0.1 228 0.2 260 0.2 314 0.2 335 0.2 D Mining 39 0.0 49 0.0 65 0.1 42 0.0 56 0.0 33 0.0 44 0.0 39 0.0 20 0.0 73 0.0 E Construction 2,498 2.6 2,448 2.4 2,521 2.2 2,291 2.0 2,542 2.2 2,646 2.2 2,653 2.0 2,533 1.8 2,181 1.4 2,054 1.1 F Manufacturing 60,530 61.9 64,705 62.8 70,956 62.3 71,008 61.9 68,709 59.7 72,093 59.8 80,115 61.4 82,736 58.6 94,741 60.2 103,234 57.4 G Electricity, Gas, Heat Supply, and Water 32 0.0 46 0.0 150 0.1 107 0.1 64 0.1 39 0.0 34 0.0 45 0.0 25 0.0 60 0.0 H Information and Communications 991 1.0 1,159 1.1 1,667 1.5 2,012 1.8 2,242 1.9 2,250 1.9 2,564 2.0 3,031 2.1 3,918 2.5 3,569 2.0 I Transport 4,288 4.4 4,154 4.0 4,644 4.1 4,409 3.8 4,245 3.7 4,624 3.8 4,883 3.7 4,538 3.2 8,039 5.1 4,722 2.6 J Wholesale and Retail Trade 4,784 4.9 4,868 4.7 5,244 4.6 6,043 5.3 6,089 5.3 5,844 4.9 6,602 5.1 9,072 6.4 10,190 6.5 12,592 7.0 K Finance and Insurance 1,266 1.3 1,256 1.2 1,545 1.4 1,568 1.4 1,794 1.6 1,479 1.2 1,818 1.4 2,242 1.6 1,961 1.2 2,051 1.1 L Real Estate 154 0.2 181 0.2 258 0.2 190 0.2 161 0.1 108 0.1 187 0.1 234 0.2 211 0.1 434 0.2 M Eating and Drinking Places, Accommodations 3,567 3.6 4,046 3.9 4,654 4.1 4,744 4.1 4,423 3.8 5,392 4.5 7,083 5.4 11,141 7.9 11,594 7.4 12,723 7.1 N Medical Health Care and Welfare 771 0.8 840 0.8 815 0.7 892 0.8 938 0.8 915 0.8 966 0.7 1,068 0.8 994 0.6 1,133 0.6 O Education, Learning Support 8,228 8.4 8,277 8.0 8,725 7.7 9,057 7.9 9,027 7.8 10,115 8.4 9,926 7.6 11,278 8.0 8,165 5.2 16,794 9.3 P Compound Services 1,082 1.1 307 0.3 2,099 1.8 602 0.5 494 0.4 187 0.2 162 0.1 120 0.1 199 0.1 228 0.1 Q Services, N.E.C. 9,278 9.5 10,465 10.2 10,268 9.0 11,231 9.8 13,851 12.0 14,254 11.8 12,802 9.8 12,545 8.9 14,095 9.0 18,567 10.3 R Other 46 0.0 - 0.0 99 0.1 219 0.2 2 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 188 0.1 927 0.5 By Size of Place of Business 0 to 4 people 187 0.2 252 0.2 199 0.2 395 0.3 628 0.5 365 0.3 437 0.3 317 0.2 447 0.3 428 0.2 5 to 29 people 4,627 4.7 5,046 4.9 5,670 5.0 6,549 5.7 7,485 6.5 7,653 6.4 8,782 6.7 9,018 6.4 10,499 6.7 10,681 5.9 30 to 49 people 5,977 6.1 7,084 6.9 7,201 6.3 8,466 7.4 8,824 7.7 9,122 7.6 10,050 7.7 11,095 7.9 11,518 7.3 12,308 6.8 50 to 99 people 18,512 18.9 19,118 18.6 20,209 17.7 20,868 18.2 20,895 18.2 22,372 18.6 23,691 18.2 25,202 17.8 26,360 16.8 26,638 14.8 100 to 299 people 34,019 34.8 37,364 36.3 39,190 34.4 41,193 35.9 38,529 33.5 37,561 31.2 43,205 33.1 43,182 30.6 49,276 31.3 54,416 30.2 300 to 499 people 12,464 12.8 11,711 11.4 16,621 14.6 13,368 11.6 14,956 13.0 15,988 13.3 17,780 13.6 18,913 13.4 21,679 13.8 23,130 12.9 500 to 999 people 12,191 12.5 10,480 10.2 13,414 11.8 14,177 12.4 11,884 10.3 14,720 12.2 13,146 10.1 15,313 10.8 19,843 12.6 24,520 13.6 1,000 or more 9,778 10.0 11,989 11.6 11,457 10.1 9,737 8.5 11,837 10.3 12,703 10.5 13,349 10.2 18,245 12.9 17,625 11.2 27,845 15.5 Total of those having 50 people or more 86,964 89.0 90,662 88.0 100,891 88.5 99,343 86.6 98,101 85.3 103,344 85.8 111,171 85.2 120,855 85.5 134,783 85.7 156,549 87.0