1 Cash Earnings

Average monthly total cash earnings per a regular employee of establishments with 5 or more regular employees in July 1998 were 456,368 yen decreased by 2.5% from the same month of the previous year .

Contractual cash earnings were 287,994 yen decreased by 0.6% and scheduled cash earnings were 270,393 yen same as the previous year.

Real wage indices were decreased by 2.2%.

2 Hours Worked

Average monthly total hours worked per a regular employee of establishments with 5 or more regular employees in July 1998 were 161.0 hours decreased by 1.3% from the same month of the previous year .

Scheduled hours worked were 151.6 hours decreased by 0.7%.

Non-scheduled hours worked in manufacturing were 11.7 hours decreased by 18.2%. And seasonally adjusted figures were same as the previous month.

3 Employment

Average employment of regular employees of establishments with 5 or more regular employees in July 1998 were decreased by 0.1% from the same month of the previous year , full-time employees were decreased by 1.0%, part-time employees were increased by 5.3%.

Average employment of regular employees by main industries were decreased by 1.5% in Manufacturing, decreased by 0.5% in Wholesale and Retail Trade, Eating and Drinking Place, and increased by 2.0% in Services.