The real wage per worker in October, which reflects the price fluctuations, was 2.6% lower than last October, and has been negative for the seventh consecutive month.
It is the first time since June 2020, when the total salary dropped due to the influence of the new coronavirus, that the negative range has exceeded 2%.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is conducting a ``Monthly Labor Statistics Survey'' targeting more than 30,000 offices nationwide with 5 or more employees, and has announced preliminary figures for October this year.
According to this, the total cash salary per person in October this year, including basic salary and overtime pay, was 275,888 yen on average, an increase of 1.8% compared to October last year, and has been positive for 10 consecutive months. I was.
Of these, non-scheduled wages such as overtime pay were 19,522 yen, a high growth rate of 7.9% over October last year.
On the other hand, real wages, which reflect price fluctuations, decreased by 2.6% from October last year, marking the seventh consecutive month of negative growth.
It is the first time since June 2nd year of Reiwa, when the total salary fell due to the influence of the new corona, that the negative range exceeded 2%.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, ``Although the total amount of cash earnings continues to be positive, it has not caught up with the rise in prices. .