A survey by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare found that the average wage for full-time workers, including non-regular workers, was 318,300 yen last year, a record high for the second consecutive year.
On the 24th, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare released preliminary figures from the Basic Wage Structure Survey, which is conducted every year at more than 78,000 business establishments nationwide in order to understand the actual wage situation by age and industry.
According to this report, the average wage for full-time workers, including non-regular workers, in June last year was 318,300 yen, a record high for the second consecutive year.
The growth rate from the previous year was 2.1%, the highest level in about 30 years since 2.6% recorded in 1994.
Looking at
the growth rate by age, the growth rate among young people
was 1.7% for those aged 55 to 59,
2.7% for those aged 20 to 24, and 2.8% for those aged 25 to 29.
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By industry,
the electricity, gas, heat supply, and water industry had the highest price at 410,200 yen,
followed by
academic research, professional and technical services at 397,500 yen,
and finance and insurance at 393,400 yen. And so on.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare usually publishes the survey results in March, but this year is the first time that the publication has been brought forward due to growing interest in wages.
Regarding this result, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said, ``We believe that wages are increasing due to the recovery in economic activity from the coronavirus pandemic and the growing momentum for wage increases.We hope that companies will consider raising wages by taking these circumstances into consideration.'' is.