APPENDIX
1-3Labor Force and
Employment
Item
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Labor Force(10 000 persons)
983.2
996.9
1007.6
1024.0
1037.1
Male
585.5
589.6
590.4
596.8
601.2
Female
397.7
407.4
417.2
427.2
435.9
Employment(10 000 persons)
938.3
945.4
957.3
978.6
994.2
Male
555.3
554.7
557.9
568.0
575.3
Female
383.0
390.7
399.4
410.6
419.0
Distribution of Employment by
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Industry(%)
Agriculture,
Forestry, Fishery and
7.5
7.5
7.3
6.6
5.9
Hunting
Industry
Mining and Quarrying
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
Manufacturing
27.6
27.1
27.1
27.3
27.4
Electricity, Gas, Water
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
Construction
7.9
7.7
7.3
7.5
8.0
Services
Wholesale and Retail Trade
17.9
17.9
17.7
17.6
17.4
Transport, Storage, Communications
5.2
5.0
5.1
5.0
4.8
Financing, Insurance
4.0
4.0
3.9
3.9
4.1
Education
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
Hotels and Restaurants
5.6
6.1
6.1
6.2
6.3
Public Administration
3.5
3.5
3.9
3.8
3.5
Others
15.2
15.6
15.9
16.2
16.7
Unemployment(10 000 persons)
45.0
51.5
50.3
45.4
42.8
Unemployment Rate(%)
4.6
5.2
5.0
4.4
4.1