APPENDIX 1-3  Labor Force and Employment
Item	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Labor Force                     (10 000 persons)	983.2	996.9	1007.6	1024.0	1037.1
Male	585.5	589.6	590.4	596.8	601.2
Female	397.7	407.4	417.2	427.2	435.9
Employment                    (10 000 persons)	938.3	945.4	957.3	978.6	994.2
Male	555.3	554.7	557.9	568.0	575.3
Female	383.0	390.7	399.4	410.6	419.0
Distribution of Employment by	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Industry                                              (%)
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery and	7.5	7.5	7.3	6.6	5.9
Hunting
Industry
Mining and Quarrying	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Manufacturing	27.6	27.1	27.1	27.3	27.4
Electricity, Gas, Water	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3
Construction	7.9	7.7	7.3	7.5	8.0
Services
Wholesale and Retail Trade	17.9	17.9	17.7	17.6	17.4
Transport, Storage, Communications	5.2	5.0	5.1	5.0	4.8
Financing, Insurance	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	4.1
Education	5.1	5.2	5.3	5.4	5.5
Hotels and Restaurants	5.6	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.3
Public Administration	3.5	3.5	3.9	3.8	3.5
Others	15.2	15.6	15.9	16.2	16.7
Unemployment               (10 000 persons)	45.0	51.5	50.3	45.4	42.8
Unemployment Rate                            (%)	4.6	5.2	5.0	4.4	4.1