Starting October 1st, the minimum wage will be raised in all prefectures nationwide.
The national average wage hike this fiscal year is 31 yen, the largest ever, and the average hourly wage will be 961 yen.
The amount of the minimum wage increase is decided every year after deliberations at the council of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
On October 1st, the minimum wage will be raised in 22 prefectures including Tokyo and Osaka, followed by Hokkaido, Fukui and Saga prefectures on October 2nd, followed by Iwate and Yamanashi prefectures on October 20th.
The national average
hourly wage after the hike was 961 yen, with
the highest in Tokyo at 1,072 yen,
followed by Kanagawa at 1,071 yen, and
Osaka at 1,023 yen.
On the other hand, the lowest is 853 yen, and it is 10 prefectures of Aomori, Akita, Ehime, Kochi, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Okinawa.
The difference with the highest Tokyo is 219 yen.
Although the minimum wage will be raised, workers are saying that it is still difficult to live due to rising prices, and small and medium-sized enterprises are also concerned about rising labor costs amid soaring raw material costs. will be
In the future, the government will strengthen support for consumers through measures such as economic measures to be compiled, and is promoting measures such as expanding subsidies for companies that raise the minimum wage and passing on prices.