Appendix 1-2  Labor Force and Employment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

 

 

 

 

 

  Labor Force        (10 000 persons)

966.8

978.4

983.2

996.9

1007.6

 

      Male                             

581.2

586.7

585.5

589.6

590.4

 

      Female                           

385.6

391.7

397.7

407.4

417.2

 

  Employment         (10 000 persons)

938.5

949.1

938.3

945.4

957.3

 

      Male                             

562.4

567.0

555.3

554.7

557.9

 

      Female                           

376.1

382.1

383.0

390.7

399.4

 

  Distribution of Employment by      

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

    Industry                      (%)

 

 

 

      Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery and 

8.3

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.3

 

        Hunting                           

 

 

 

      Industry                           

 

 

 

          Mining and Quarrying             

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

 

          Manufacturing                    

27.7

28.0

27.6

27.1

27.1

 

          Electricity, Gas, Water          

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

 

          Construction                     

9.0

8.8

8.0

7.7

7.3

 

      Services                           

 

 

 

          Wholesale and Retail Trade    

22.7

23.2

23.5

17.9

17.7

 

          Transport, Storage, Communications

5.1

5.1

5.2

5.0

5.1

 

          Financing, Insurance 

4.3

4.8

4.7

4.0

3.9

 

          Education

5.1

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

 

          Hotels and Restaurants

5.1

5.3

5.6

6.1

6.1

 

          Public Administration

3.4

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.9

 

          Others

8.8

8.2

8.8

15.5

15.8

 

  Unemployment       (10 000 persons)

28.3

29.3

45.0

51.5

50.3

 

  Unemployment Rate              (%)

2.9

3.0

4.6

5.2

5.0