The average total salary per worker in March was about 282,000 yen, a slight increase from the same month last year, the first increase in 13 months.
This is because the percentage of people who work part-time with low salaries has decreased, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says that the situation continues to be severe.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is conducting a "Monthly Labor Statistics Survey" for more than 30,000 business establishments nationwide with five or more employees, and announced the preliminary figures for March on the 7th.
According to this, the average total cash salary per worker in March, including basic salary and overtime pay, was 282,164 yen.
This was a 0.2% increase from the same month last year, a positive for the first time in 13 months compared to the same month last year.
However, in reality, the salaries of many people are decreasing.
According to this preliminary figure, the total salary of full-time workers is 365,804 yen, 0.3% from the same month last year, and 96,350 yen for part-time workers, 0.8% less than the same month last year. It was.
Statistically, the increase in total per capita salary was due to a decrease in the proportion of part-time workers with low salaries.
On the other hand, overtime pay and other overtime pay were 18,113 yen, a decrease of 6.2% from the same month last year.
By industry, non-scheduled cash earnings decreased the most in the “accommodation / restaurant service industry” by 31.8%, followed by the “life-related services / entertainment industry” including travel and movie theaters, which decreased by 28.2%.
Real wages, which reflect price fluctuations, exceeded the same month last year by 0.5%, marking the second straight month of positive growth.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, "Although the effects of the new coronavirus had already begun to appear at the same time last year, the total salary has decreased further and the difficult situation continues."