APPENDIX 1-2 LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT

Item

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

Labor Force (10 000 persons)

887.4

908.1

921.0

931.0

943.2

Male

549.7

559.5

565.9

566.2

573.1

Female

337.7

348.5

355.1

364.8

370.1

Employment (10 000 persons)

874.5

893.9

904.5

906.8

917.6

Male

542.2

551.1

555.8

550.8

556.2

Female

332.3

342.8

348.7

356.0

361.3

Distribution of Employment by Industry ()

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery and Hunting

11.5

10.9

10.5

10.1

9.6

Industry

 

 

 

 

 

Mining and Quarrying

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.1

Manufacturing

28.4

27.8

27.1

26.7

28.0

Electricity, Gas, Water

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

Construction

10.1

10.8

11.1

10.2

9.6

Services

 

 

 

 

 

Wholesale and Retail Trade and Catering Services

20.7

21.0

21.2

21.8

21.7

Transport, Storage, Communications

5.3

5.3

5.2

5.2

5.1

Financing, Insurance & Real Estate

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.7

3.8

Business Services

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.6

Public Administration, Community, Social and Personal Services

18.0

20.3

20.9

19.1

19.0

Unemployment (10 000 persons)

12.8

14.2

16.5

24.2

25.6

Unemployment Rate ()

1.5

1.6

1.8

2.6

2.7