24-2  Labor Force and Employment

Item

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

 

 

 

 

 

 

Labor Force        (10 000 persons)

908.1

921.0

931.0

943.2

954.6

Male

559.5

565.9

566.2

573.1

578.0

Female

348.5

355.1

364.8

370.1

376.7

Employment         (10 000 persons)

893.9

904.5

906.8

917.6

928.9

Male

551.1

555.8

550.8

556.2

561.0

Female

342.8

348.7

356.0

361.3

367.9

Distribution of Employment by

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Industry                      (%)

 

         

         

         

 

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery and

10.9

10.5

10.1

9.6

8.8

Hunting

          

         

         

         

 

Industry

         

         

         

         

 

Mining and Quarrying

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.1

Manufacturing

27.8

27.1

26.7

28.0

28.1

Electricity, Gas, Water

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

Construction

10.8

11.1

10.2

9.6

9.3

Services

         

         

         

         

 

Wholesale and Retail Trade and

21.0

21.2

21.8

21.7

22.0

Catering Services

         

         

         

         

 

Transport, Storage, Communications

5.3

5.2

5.2

5.1

5.1

Financing, Insurance & Real Estate

3.2

3.4

3.7

3.8

4.1

Business Services

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.8

Public Administration, Community,

         

         

         

         

 

Social and Personal Services

20.3

20.9

19.1

19.0

19.1

Unemployment       (10 000 persons)

14.2

16.5

24.2

25.6

25.7

Unemployment Rate              (%)

1.6

1.8

2.6

2.7

2.7