Appendix 1-2      Labor Force and Employment

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Labor Force        (10 000 persons)

931.0

943.2

954.6

966.8

978.4

      Male                             

566.2

573.1

578.0

581.2

586.7

      Female                           

364.8

370.1

376.7

385.6

391.7

  Employment         (10 000 persons)

906.8

917.6

928.9

938.5

949.1

      Male                             

550.8

556.2

561.0

562.4

567.0

      Female                           

356.0

361.3

367.9

376.1

382.1

  Distribution of Employment by      

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

    Industry                      (%)

         

         

 

 

 

      Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery and 

10.1

9.6

8.8

8.3

 

        Hunting                           

         

         

 

 

 

      Industry                            

         

         

 

 

 

          Mining and Quarrying             

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

 

          Manufacturing                    

26.7

28.0

28.1

27.7

 

          Electricity, Gas, Water           

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

 

          Construction                     

10.2

9.6

9.3

9.0

 

      Services                           

         

         

 

 

 

          Wholesale and Retail Trade and    

21.8

21.7

22.0

22.7

 

            Catering Services                

         

         

 

 

 

          Transport, Storage, Communications

5.2

5.1

5.1

5.1

 

          Financing, Insurance & Real Estate

3.7

3.8

4.1

4.3

 

          Business Services                 

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.0

 

          Public Administration, Community, 

         

         

 

 

 

            Social and Personal Services     

19.1

19.0

19.1

19.4

 

  Unemployment       (10 000 persons)

24.2

25.6

25.7

28.3

29.3

  Unemployment Rate              (%)

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.9

3.0