1 Cash Earnings

Average monthly total cash earnings per a regular employee of establishments with 5 or more regular employees in November 1998 were 303,704 yen increased by 0.1% from the same month of the previous year .

Contractual cash earnings were 288,799 yen decreased by 0.3% and scheduled cash earnings were 270,688 yen increased by 0.4%.

Real wage indices were decreased by 0.7%.

2 Hours Worked

Average monthly total hours worked per a regular employee of establishments with 5 or more regular employees in November 1998 were 158.7 hours decreased by 0.3% from the same month of the previous year .

Scheduled hours worked were 149.1 hours increased by 0.2%.

Non-scheduled hours worked in manufacturing were 12.2 hours decreased by 15.9%. And seasonally adjusted figures were decreased by 2.7% from the previous month.

3 Employment

Average employment of regular employees of establishments with 5 or more regular employees in November 1998 were decreased by 0.6% from the same month of the previous year, full-time employees were decreased by 1.3%, part-time employees were increased by 2.8%.

Average employment of regular employees by main industries were decreased 2.4% in Manufacturing, decreased by 0.8% in Wholesale and Retail Trade, Eating and Drinking Place, and increased by 1.1% in Services.

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