The average total cash earnings per worker in January was about 274,000 yen, an increase of 0.9% from the same month of the previous year.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says, "I think economic activity is on a recovery trend, but I would like to keep an eye on the impact of the re-spread of the infection."
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is conducting a "Monthly Labor Statistics Survey" targeting more than 30,000 business establishments nationwide with five or more employees, and announced the preliminary figures for January on the 8th.
According to this, the average total cash salary per worker in January, including basic salary and overtime pay, was 274,172 yen, an increase of 0.9% from January last year.
On the other hand, it has decreased by 0.3% compared to January, and has not returned to the level before the spread of the new corona infection.
Overtime pay and other overtime pay were 18,461 yen, an increase of 4.4% from January last year, and have been positive for 10 consecutive months compared to the same month of the previous year.
Looking at overtime pay by industry, compared to the same month of the previous year, “accommodation / restaurant service” increased by 38.7% and “life-related service / entertainment” increased by 25.3%. ..
In addition, the real wage, which reflects the fluctuations in prices, was 84.7 in January, which was an index with the average of 2015 as 100, which was 0.4% higher than last January.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says, "I think economic activity is on a recovery trend, but I would like to keep an eye on the impact of the re-spread of the infection."