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| II ) DESCRIPTION OF STATISTICAL SURVEYS AND OTHER STATISTICAL FINDINGS |
| 3.1 Yearbook of Labour Statistics (Publication) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Responsible agency: Planning Division, Statistics and Information Department, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Purpose: This yearbook provides basic data on the current state and transition of Japan's labour economy and labour situations for the study of labour issues. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare prepares the major statistics, which contain labour statistics compiled by related government offices and from abroad. Contents: 1) Labour Economic Indicators 2) Employment and Unemployment 3) Wages 4) Welfare 5) Working Hours 6) Industrial Accidents and Occupational Health 7) Living Conditions of Working Persons 8) Social Insurance 9) Labour Relations 10) International Labour Statistics. The purpose of the survey, scope of survey, survey items, period of survey, definition of terminology related to the main labour statistical surveys can be found in the appendix to the yearbook. Publication date: Every January. Language: Japanese and English.
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| 3.2 Monthly Labour Statistics and Research Bulletin (Publication) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Responsible agency: Planning Division, Statistics and Information Department, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Purpose: This bulletin aims at publicizing the provisional results of statistical surveys on the labour economic sector, made available after release of the preliminary report (press release) and publication of detailed data (report). Contents: This monthly bulletin is composed of ① Trends in the labour economy ② Labour Economic Indicators (active opening rate, ratio of unemployed in labour force, etc.) ③ Thesis, reports, etc. Publication date: Within the last ten days of every month. Language: Only Labour Economic Indicators is in both Japanese and English.
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| 3.3 Labour Force Survey (Designated Statistical Survey) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Responsible agency: Labour Force Statistics Office, Population Census Division, Statistical Survey Department, Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Purpose: This survey is conducted to obtain basic data necessary for developing economic policies and countermeasures for unemployment by giving a clear picture of employment and unemployment such as the employment by industry, working hours and the situation of unemployment, etc. Contents: The average number of unemployed in 2005 was 2.94 million, decreased by 190,000 from the previous year. The ratio of unemployed in labour force (ratio of unemployed person in labour force) exceeded 4% in 1998 in annual average. It further rose to 5.0% in 2001 and 5.4% in 2002. However, it declined for three consecutive years, to 5.3% in 2003, 4.7% in 2004 and 4.4% in 2005. Based on the 2005 annual average, the number of employed person was 63.56 million, increasing for the second consecutive year. The average number of employee was 53.93 million, which is a record high. [Outline of Survey] Reference date: Since 1946. Survey frequency and date (or period): Frequency: Monthly. Date: End of every month. Survey method: Area covered: Nation. Unit: Household and individual. Sampling method: Random sampling. Survey method: Approximately 40,000 households were selected randomly for the survey. Among these residents, the employment status survey was conducted on about 100,000 persons aged 15 years old or more. Enumerator survey (self-entry). Tabulation items: (Basic items) Population of 15 years old or more, labour force, employed (by Employment Status, Industry, Occupation), unemployed person, not in labour force, labour force participation rate, ratio of unemployed in labour force, etc. (Details) Number of employed (by type of employment, by increase/decrease of income), unemployed person (by duration of unemployment, by reason unable to take up a job), not in labour force (by reason not to seek a job, by when able to take up a job), etc. Name and date of publication: "Annual Report on the Labour Force Survey" (published every March), "Annual Report on the Labour Force Survey (Detailed Tabulation)" (published every April), "Monthly Report on the Labour Force Survey" (published monthly) Language: Japanese and English.
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| Figure 3-1 Transition of Number of Unemployed and Ratio of Unemployed in Labour Force | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3.4 Employment Status Survey (Designated Statistical Survey) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Responsible agency: Labour Force Statistics Office, Population Census Division, Statistical Survey Department, Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Purpose: The Purpose of the survey is to investigate employment/unemployment in Japan and present detailed statistics on the status of the employment structure of the population in Japan, the attitude to employment, and the changes in employment, both at the national and the regional levels. Contents: According to the survey in 2002, among 109,175,000 of those 15 years old and over, the number of working persons was 65,009,000. This was an decline of 3.0% from the survey in 1997 (5 years ago). The rate of working persons was 59.5%, a drop of 3.3 points from 1997. By sex, the rate is 72.0% for male and 47.9% for female, a decline of 4.3 and 2.2 points from 1997, respectively. For the rate working persons by sex and age groups, the rate for males is high at over 90% in every age group from the first half of their 30's to the first half of their 50's, the rate, however, becoming declining in younger and higher age groups. The rates assume the shape of a trapezoid. The rate for females bottoms at (56.8%) in the first half of their 30's, and is characterized by the so-called M-letter figure. In comparison with 1997, the rate for males declined for every age group. For females, the rates for the two age groups "25-29" and "30-34" increased by 4.4 points and 2.4 points, respectively, but the rate for the group of "20-24" year-old females declined by a significant 3.9 points. [Outline of Survey] Reference dates: 1956, 1959, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002. Survey frequency and date (or period): Frequency: 5 years (since 1982). Date: 1 October, 2002 (latest). Survey methods: Area covered: Nation. Unit: Household and individual. Sampling method: Random sampling. Survey method: Enumerator survey (self-entry). Tabulation items: The number of working persons by age and sex, the number of persons who changed job, the number of persons not working, the number of unemployed people, the number of persons wishing to change jobs, the number of persons wishing to work, population aged 15 years and over, the number of newly-employed persons, the number of continually-employed persons, and the number of persons wishing to continue in present job. Name and date of publication: The result of the 2002 survey is published as "Employment Status Survey" (total of 6 volumes) But commentary volume will be published soon. |
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| Table 3-1 Transition of Number and Ratio of "Engaged in Work" by Sex (1956 - 2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Figure 3-2 Ratio of "Engaged in Work" by Sex and Age Group (1997 and 2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3.5 Monthly Labour Survey (Designated Statistical Survey) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Responsible agency: Employment Statistics Division, Statistics and Information Department, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Purpose: This is a survey to determine month-to-month changes in nation-wide and prefectural employment conditions, and wages and working hours from a survey on business establishments. Contents (example): According to the results of the 2005 survey, the total cash earnings per month per regular employee at establishments with 5 or more employees was ¥ 334,910. This was an increase by 0.6% from the previous year and an increase for the first time in five years. Real wages also increased by 1.0% also for the first time in five years. The total amount of cash earnings consisted of scheduled cash earnings of ¥ 253,497, an increase by 0.2% from the previous year, and unscheduled cash earnings such as overtime pay of ¥19,305, an increase by 1.6% from the previous year. Special cash earnings including bonuses were ¥ 62,108, an increase by 2.1%. The total cash earnings per month per regular employee at establishments with 30 or more employees, where long-term comparisons are possible, were ¥ 380,438, an increase by1.0% from the previous year. The annual total of actual working hours at establishments with 30 or more employees was 1,829 hours, a decrease by 11 hours from the previous year and a decrease for two consecutive years. The scheduled working hours was 1,680 hours, down 11 hours from the previous year, and a decrease for two consecutive years. The unscheduled working hours was 149 hours, more or less the same level as previous year. The annual total of actual working hours at establishments with 5 or more employees was 1,802 hours, down 14 hours from the previous year, and a decrease for two consecutive years. [Outline of Survey] Reference date: Since 1950. Survey frequency and date (or period): Frequency: Monthly. Date: End of each month. Survey method: Area covered: Nation. Unit: Establishments with 5 or more regular employees in the following industries: mining, construction, manufacturing, utilities (electricity/gas/heating and water), information and telecommunications, transport, wholesaling and retailing, finance and insurance, real estate, restaurants and hotels, medical and welfare services, educational services, educational support services, combined services, other services (exclude housekeeping services and public service overseas). Sampling method: Random sampling. Survey method: Establishments with 30 or more regular employees -- survey by mail (self-entry), online survey. Establishment with 5 or more and below 29 regular employees -- enumerator survey (enumerator’s entry), online survey. Tabulation items: Average monthly cash earnings per employee by industry, by size of establishments, sex, and type of employment; average monthly working hours per employee; average number of work days per employee; monthly employment rate, retirement rate, etc. Name and date of publication: Preliminary Report of Monthly Labour Survey" (published around the end of two months after the survey), "Monthly Labour Survey Handbook" (published yearly) Language: Table of Contents and Statistical Tables available in both Japanese and English. Sales offices: "Preliminary Report of Monthly Labour Survey": Institute of Labour Administration; "Monthly Labour Survey Handbook: Institute of Labour Administration Internet sites: Related information http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/index.html http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/database/db-l/index.html Related statistics:Basic Survey on Wage Structure (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare), Survey on Seamen’s Labour (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport) |
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| Table 3-2 Transition of Wage and Hours Worked | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Figure 3-3 Year-on-year Comparison of Wages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Figure 3-4 Transition of Working Hours | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3.6 Statistical Survey of Actual Status for Salary in the Private Sector (Designated Statistical Survey) |
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| Responsible agency: Planning Division, Commissioner's Secretariat, National Tax Agency, Ministry of Finance. Purpose: This survey seeks to identify annual wages and salaries at firms in the private sector by salary rank, size of establishment, and size of firm. It also simultaneously uses basic data to assist in the estimation of tax revenue, consideration of the tax burden, and tax administration management, etc. Contents: According to the survey results for 2004, the number of wage earners who were such workers as of 31 December 2004 and who worked throughout the year was 44,530,000. They earned a total income including bonuses of ¥ 195,411 billion, with a per capita average income of ¥ 4,388,000. The growth rates of the average salary have remained low during the ten-year period since 1996 due to such factors as the sagging economy after collapse of Japan’s "bubble economy". Since 1998, they have declined for seven consecutive years. When using the results of this survey, please note that the sampling values obtained from the sampled establishments and wage earners were multiplied by the respective inverse numbers to each sampling so as to calculate the entire number of wage earners as well as the total salary and wages. [Outline of Survey] Reference date: Yearly since 1950. Survey frequency and date (or period): Frequency: Yearly. Date: End of every February (based on data obtained at the end of December of the preceding year). Survey methods: Area covered: Nation. Unit: About 285,000 employees (excluding 1) public officials, employees of public corporations and public finance corporations, 2) employees of establishments where all the employees have no withholding tax, and 3) personnel whose wages are calculated on a daily or hourly basis on the day they worked and are paid on the same day) selected from among roughly 21,000 establishments chosen from across the country. Sampling method: Random sampling. Survey method: by mail and online (self-entry). Tabulation items: Number of wage earners, total amount of wages and salaries (including bonus, etc.), average wage or salary, number of employees qualifying for various deductions and exemptions from taxable income, and number of withholding Agents. Name and date of publication: The survey results are reported in September of the year following the survey and published around December as "The Actual State of Salary in Private Sector Seen from the Taxation Statistics – The Result Report of National Tax Agency Statistical Survey for Actual Status for Salary in the Private Sector" Language: Japanese only. |
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| Table 3-3 Trends in the No. of Wage Earners who Worked over a Year and Average Earnings per Person |
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| 3.7 Fact-finding Survey on Compensation of Local Government Employees (Designated Statistical Survey) |
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| Responsible agency: Remuneration and Productivity Office, Local Public Service Personnel Division, Local Public Service Personnel Department, Local Administration Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Purpose: This survey aims at clarifying the actual condition of the salaries of local government employees and basic data concerning salary systems. Contents: The average monthly salary from this survey, classified by educational background and length of experience, contributes to calculate the Laspeyres Index, which shows salary levels of local government employees in comparison with national government employees. After recording the highest (110.6) in 1974, the Laspeyres Index has continued to decline as shown by the data in the latest three surveys of 1993 (102.4), 1998 (101.3), and 2003(100.1). [Outline of Survey] Reference dates: 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998 and 2003. Survey frequency and date (or period): Frequency: 5 years Date: April 1st Survey method: Area covered: Nation. Unit: Individual. Sampling method: Complete enumeration. Survey method: Survey by mail (self-entry). Tabulation items: Number of salaried employees, salary income. Name and date of publication: The survey results are published around December of the year following the survey. Language: Japanese only.
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| 3.8 Basic Survey on Wage Structure (Designated Statistical Survey) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Responsible agency: Wages and Labour Welfare Statistics Division, Statistics and Information Department, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Purpose: This survey aims at obtaining a clear picture of the actual condition of wages of regular employees of major industries by type of employment, system of work, type of job, gender, age, school background, length of service and length of work experience. Contents: The average wage for both sexes in 2005 (the scheduled cash earnings for June, the same applies hereinafter) was ¥ 302,000 (average age of 40.7 years, and an average of 12.0 years of service), which was an increase by 0.1% from the previous year and an increase for the first time in four years. By sex, men earned ¥ 337,800 (average age of 41.6 years, and an average of 13.4 years of service), up 1.2%. Women earned ¥ 222,500 (average age of 38.7 years, and an average of 8.7 years of service), which was down 1.4%. The hourly wages of short-term workers by sex were ¥ 1,069 for men and ¥ 942 for women. [Outline of Survey] Reference date: Yearly since 1958. Survey frequency and date (or period): Frequency: Yearly. Date: Every July. Survey method: Area covered: Nation. Unit: (Establishments/workers and industries) Private and public establishments with 10 or more regular workers, private establishments with 5 to 9 regular workers (restricted to establishments that belong to companies with 5 to 9 regular employees) and workers working for these establishments, in the following 14 major industries: mining, construction, manufacturing, utilities (electricity/gas/heating and water), information and telecommunications, transport, wholesaling and retailing, finance and insurance, real estate, restaurants and hotels, medical and welfare services, educational services, educational support services, combined services, and other services. Sampling method: Random sampling. Survey method: Enumerator survey (self-entry). Tabulation items: Contractual cash earnings by age group; scheduled cash earnings, annual bonus and other special cash earnings; scheduled cash earnings, annual bonus and other special cash earnings by age group and by length of service; number of employees by age group and scheduled class of cash earnings; scheduled cash earnings, annual bonus and other special cash earnings by occupation, sex, age group and length of experience; initial earnings of new graduates; scheduled cash earnings, annual bonus and other special cash earnings per hour for short-term workers by age group; number of workers ranked by scheduled cash earnings per hour. Publication (name and date) of survey measures: "Report of Basic Survey on Wage Structure (5 volume in total)" (July following the year of the survey). Language: Japanese and English.
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| Figure 3-5 Transition of Wage and Ratio Compared with Previous Year (Total of Industries, Total of Company Size, Total of Educational Level) |
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| 3.9 Survey on Employment Trends (Approved Statistical Survey) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Responsible agency: Employment Statistics Division, Statistics and Information Department, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Purpose: This survey aims at obtaining a clear picture of the actual status of labour mobility between industries, size of establishments, job grade, and regions through examining entry/exit behavior of the labour force in major industries, as well as previous job and reasons for entering and leaving labour force for persons who voluntarily quit their former job and obtained another job. [Outline of Survey] Reference date:Since 1964. Survey frequency and date (or period): Frequency: Biannually. Date and period: July 1 - 31 for the first half year and the next year's January 16 to February 15 for the second half year. Survey method: Area covered: Nation. Unit: Establishments with 5 or more regular employees in the following industries: mining, construction, manufacturing, utilities (electricity/gas/heating and water), information and telecommunications, transport, wholesaling and retailing, finance and insurance, real estate, restaurants and hotels, medical and welfare services, educational services, educational support services, combined services, other services (excluding domestic work and official duties for foreign affairs); persons who entered and left those establishments during the survey period. Sampling method: Random sampling. Survey method: Enumerator survey (on-the-spot self-entry). Tabulation items: Number of regular employees by industry, size of enterprise, sex, type of work, and by type of employment; number of regular employees by industry, sex, and by age group; number of persons who entered labour force by size of enterprise, age group, sex, work experience, and by type of employment; numbers of persons who entered labour force by industry, sex, and by age group; number of persons who left labour force by industry, size of enterprise, sex, work experience, and by educational level; number of persons exiting labour force by occupation, sex, work experience, and by educational level. Name and date of publication: "Report of Survey on Employment Trends" (published in December of the year following the survey; the 2004 Report was published in February 2006. Published by the Statistics and Information Dept., Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.) Language: Japanese only. Sales office: "Movement of Employment Indicated by Statistics" (Government Publication Service Center FAX: +81-3-3504-3889) Internet Sites: http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/index.html Related Statistics: Employment Status Survey (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) |
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| 3.10 Monthly Report / Yearbook on Employment Insurance Activity (Statistics Obtained from Administrative Records) |
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| Responsible agency: Employment Insurance Division, Employment Security Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Purpose: This survey is a monthly/yearly report on applications for and payout of employment insurance. [Outline of Report] Basis of report: The report is based on administrative records of the employment insurance business. Tabulation items:
Name and date of publication: Monthly report: 3 months following the month of survey. Yearbook: around the end of next month of same year. Language: Japanese only. Sales office: Not for sale. Internet Sites: Not available. |
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| 3.11 Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance Statistics (Statistics Obtained from Administrative Records) |
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| Responsible agency: Workers' Compensation Administration Division, Worker's Compensation Department, Labour Standards Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Purpose: This report compiles administrative statistics on the status of applications of workers' compensation insurance, payment status for insurance benefits, decision on and payment status of labour insurance contributions. [Outline of Report] Basis of report: The report is based on the prefectural government labour bureaus and Labour Standards Inspection Office administration reports. Tabulation items:
Name and date of publication: Monthly report: 4 months following the month of the survey. Yearbook: around the end of the next month of the same year. Language: Japanese only. Sales office: Not for sale. Internet Sites: Not available. |
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