Supplementary Results of the Economically Active
Population Survey by Employment Type in March
2016
1. Size by Employment Type
(1) Wage and salary
○ The wage and salary earners amounted to 19,233 thousand persons in March 2016, which
increased by 434 thousand persons (2.3 percent) from March 2015.
- The regular workers totaled 13,077 thousand people, which accounted for 68.0 percent
of the total wage and salary earners. This figure increased by 290 thousand people (2.3
percent) from March 2015. The non-regular workers totaled 6,156 thousand people, which
accounted for 32.0 percent of the total wage and salary earners. This figure increased
by 144 thousand people (2.4 percent) from March 2015.
- The share of non-regular workers stood at 32.0 percent of the total wage and salary earners,
which remained the same year-on-year.
○ Wage and salary earners
(thousand persons)
- Regular (thousand persons)
- Non-regular (thousand persons)
․ Share of non-regular workers (%)
Aug.
2014
Aug.
2015
March
2013
March
2014
March
2015
March
2016
18,776
19,312
17,743
18,397
18,799
19,233
12,699
6,077
(32.4)
13,041
6,271
(32.5)
12,012
5,732
(32.3)
12,486
5,911
(32.1)
12,787
6,012
(32.0)
13,077
6,156
(32.0)
< Employment Size by Employment Type >
March 2015
Composition
< Wage and salary
earners >
○ Regular
○ Non-regular
- Non-permanent
- Part-time
- Non-typical
Aug. 2015
Composition
(Unit: thousand persons, %, year-on-year)
March 2016
CompoChange (rate)
sition
18,799
100.0
19,312
100.0
19,233
100.0
434
(2.3)
12,787
6,012
3,417
2,091
2,148
68.0
32.0
18.2
11.1
11.4
13,041
6,271
3,638
2,236
2,206
67.5
32.5
18.8
11.6
11.4
13,077
6,156
3,577
2,222
2,138
68.0
32.0
18.6
11.6
11.1
290
144
160
131
-10
(2.3)
(2.4)
(4.7)
(6.2)
(-0.5)
(2) Non-permanent workers
○ The non-permanent workers amounted to 3,577 thousand persons, which rose by 160
thousand persons (4.7 percent) from March 2015.
- The fixed term contract workers totaled 2,810 thousand persons, which rose by 185 thousand
persons (7.0 percent). The fixed term contract workers occupied 45.6 percent of the total
non-regular workers, up 1.9%p year-on-year.
- The non-fixed term contract workers totaled 766 thousand persons, which declined by 25
thousand persons (-3.2 percent). The non-fixed term contract workers occupied 12.4 percent
of the total non-regular workers, down 0.8%p year-on-year.
< Non-permanent workers >
March 2015
Composition
6,012
100.0
3,417
56.8
2,625
43.7
792
13.2
< Non-regular workers >
○ Non-permanent
- Fixed term contract
- Non-fixed term contract
(Unit: thousand persons, %, year-on-year)
Aug. 2015
March 2016
CompoCompoChange (rate)
sition
sition
6,271
100.0
6,156
100.0
144
(2.4)
3,638
58.0
3,577
58.1
160
(4.7)
2,860
45.6
2,810
45.6
185
(7.0)
778
12.4
766
12.4
-25
(-3.2)
(3) Part-time workers
○ The part-time workers marked 2,222 thousand people, up 131 thousand people (6.2 percent)
from March 2015.
- The share of part-time workers stood at 36.1 percent, up 1.3%p year-on-year.
< Part-time workers >
< Non-regular workers >
○ Part-time
March 2015
Composition
6,012
100.0
2,091
34.8
(Unit: thousand persons, %, year-on-year)
Aug. 2015
March 2016
CompoCompoChange (rate)
sition
sition
6,271
100.0
6,156
100.0
144
(2.4)
2,236
35.7
2,222
36.1
131
(6.2)
(4) Non-typical workers
○ The non-typical workers recorded 2,138 thousand persons, down 10 thousand persons
(-0.5 percent) from March 2015.
- Compared to March 2015, daily workers and domestic workers dropped by 73 thousand
persons (-8.7 percent) and 3 thousand persons (-5.4 percent), respectively. In the meantime,
contract for a specific task and temporary agency workers rose by 37 thousand persons
(5.6 percent) and 25 thousand persons (13.3 percent), respectively.
< Non-typical workers >
< Non-regular workers >
○ Non-typical
- Temporary agency workers
- Contract for a specific task
- Contract labor on achievement
- Daily workers
- Domestic workers
March 2015
Composition
6,012 100.0
2,148
35.7
191
3.2
657
10.9
502
8.3
830
13.8
46
0.8
Aug.
6,271
2,206
210
656
494
876
55
(Unit: thousand persons, %, year-on-year)
2015
March 2016
CompoCompoChange (rate)
sition
sition
100.0 6,156 100.0
144
(2.4)
35.2 2,138
34.7
-10
(-0.5)
3.3
216
3.5
25 (13.3)
10.5
694
11.3
37
(5.6)
7.9
502
8.2
0
(0.0)
14.0
758
12.3
-73
(-8.7)
0.9
44
0.7
-3
(-5.4)
2. Non-regular Workers by Nature
(1) Non-regular workers by gender
○ The share of female non-regular workers (55.2 percent) was higher than that of male
non-regular workers (44.8 percent).
○ The male non-regular workers grew by 8 thousand persons (0.3 percent) to 2,761 thousand
persons. The female non-regular workers rose by 137 thousand persons (4.2 percent) to
3,395 thousand persons.
< Non-regular workers by gender >
(Unit: thousand persons, %, year-on-year)
March 2015
Non-regular
Composition
< Total > 6,012 100.0
Males
2,753
45.8
Females 3,259
54.2
Nonperma
nent
3,417
1,636
1,781
March 2016
Non-regular
Non-permanent
Part-time
Non-typical
CompoChange
Change
Change
Change
sition
2,091 2,148 6,156 100.0
144 3,577
160 2,222
131 2,138
-10
620 1,136 2,761
44.8
8 1,692
56 604
-16 1,093
-43
1,471 1,013 3,395
55.2
137 1,884
104 1,618
147 1,045
33
Parttime
Nontypical
(2) Non-regular workers by age group
○ As for non-regular workers by age group, the non-regular workers in their fifties accounted
for 22.0 percent of the total non-regular workers. This share was followed by those in
their sixties and over (21.7 percent) and those in their forties (20.7 percent).
○ Compared to March 2015, the non-regular workers showed an upward trend in the following
groups.: those in their sixties and over (147 thousand persons, 12.3 percent), those in
their fifties (30 thousand persons, 2.2 percent), those in their twenties (26 thousand persons,
2.5 percent). In the meantime, the non-regular workers recorded a downward trend in the
following age groups.: those in their thirties (-38 thousand persons, -3.6 percent), those
in their forties (-17 thousand persons, -1.3 percent) and those aged 15 to 19 (-4 thousand
persons, -3.0 percent).
< Non-regular workers by age group >
(Unit: thousand persons, %, year-on-year)
March 2015
Non-regular
< Total >
15 to 19
20 to 29
30 to 39
40 to 49
50 to 59
60 and over
6,012
141
1,031
1,034
1,292
1,323
1,191
NonPart- Nonperma
time typical
Component
sition
100.0 3,417 2,091 2,148
2.3
50
115
15
17.1
659
421
142
17.2
658
251
289
21.5
670
387
502
22.0
666
367
654
19.8
715
551
546
March 2016
Non-regular
6,156
136
1,057
997
1,276
1,352
1,338
Nonpermanent
Part-time
Non-typical
CompoChange
Change
Change
Change
sition
100.0
144 3,577
160 2,222
131 2,138
-10
2.2
-4
44
-6 113
-2
12
-3
17.2
26 669
10 421
- 138
-4
16.2
-38 628
-29 290
40 278
-11
20.7
-17 680
10 382
-5 484
-18
22.0
30 710
44 391
24 636
-18
21.7
147 846
131 626
75 590
44
(3) Non-regular workers by industry
○ The non-regular workers engaged in 'Business, personal and public services' recorded
3,120 thousand persons, which occupied 50.7 percent of the total non-regular workers.
Those engaged in 'Wholesale & retail trade and restaurants & hotels' marked 1,149 thousand
persons, which occupied 18.7 percent of the total non-regular workers. Those engaged
in 'Construction' recorded 659 thousand persons, which occupied 10.7 percent of the total
non-regular workers.
○ The non-regular workers engaged in 'Business, personal and public services' and
'Manufacturing' went up by 173 thousand persons (5.9 percent) and 29 thousand persons
(5.6 percent), respectively. The non-regular workers engaged in 'Wholesale & retail trade
and restaurants & hotels' and 'Construction' went down by 45 thousand persons (-3.8
percent) and 22 thousand persons (-3.2 percent).
< Non-regular workers by industry >
(Unit: thousand persons, %, year-on-year)
March 2015
Non-regular
6,012
78
515
513
100.0
1.3
8.6
8.5
Nonpermanent
3,417
18
379
377
5,419
90.1
680
Composition
< Total >
○ Agriculture, forestry and fishing
○ Mining and manufacturing
- Manufacturing
○ Social overhead capital and other
services
- Construction
- Wholesale & retail trade and
restaurants & hotels
- Business, personal and public services
- Electricity, transport, communication &
finance
Part-time
Non-typical
2,091
24
107
107
2,148
56
84
84
3,020
1,960
2,008
11.3
219
94
456
1,195
19.9
485
675
287
2,947
49.0
2,034
1,120
971
597
9.9
283
72
295
March 2016
Nonpermanent
Non-regular
Part-time
Non-typical
CompoChange
Change
Change
Change
sition
6,156 100.0
144 3,577
160 2,222
131 2,138
-10
87
1.4
9
22
4
32
8
60
4
545
8.8
30 411
33 111
3
80
-4
541
8.8
29 408
31 111
3
80
-4
< Total >
○ Agriculture, forestry and fishing
○ Mining and manufacturing
- Manufacturing
○ Social overhead capital and other
5,524
services
- Construction
659
- Wholesale & retail trade and
1,149
restaurants & hotels
- Business, personal and public services 3,120
- Electricity, transport, communication &
596
finance
89.7
105 3,143
10.7
-22
225
6
18.7
-45
479
-6
50.7
173 2,160
9.7
-1
279
123 2,080
120 1,998
-10
78
-16
427
-29
681
6
225
-62
125 1,055
84
126 1,245
-4
76
4
292
-3
(4) Non-regular workers by occupation
○ As for non-regular workers by occupation, elementary workers amounted to 1,924 thousand
persons (31.3 percent). This figure was followed by service workers and sales workers
(1,457 thousand persons, 23.7 percent) and managers and professionals (1,058 thousand
persons, 17.2 percent).
○ Compared to March 2015, craft, equipment & machine operating workers rose by 104
thousand persons (10.9 percent), which was followed by elementary workers (48 thousand
persons, 2.6 percent), service workers and sales workers (29 thousand persons, 2.0 percent),
and managers & professionals (7 thousand persons, 0.6 percent). In the meantime, clerks
fell by 45 thousand persons (-6.5 percent).
< Non-regular workers by occupation >
(Unit: thousand persons, %, year-on-year)
March 2015
Non-regular
6,012
1,051
688
1,428
100.0
17.5
11.5
23.8
Nonpermanent
3,417
772
550
553
19
0.3
950
1,876
Composition
< Total >
Managers and professionals
Clerks
Service workers and sales workers
Skilled agricultural, forestry and
fishery workers
Craft, equipment & machine
operating workers
Elementary workers
Non-regular
< Total >
Managers and professionals
Clerks
Service workers and sales workers
Skilled agricultural, forestry and
fishery workers
Craft, equipment & machine
operating workers
Elementary workers
6,156
1,058
644
1,457
Non-typical
2,091
389
178
658
2,148
118
87
529
12
3
7
15.8
502
111
472
31.2
1,028
March 2016
754
934
Non-permanent
CompoChange
sition
100.0
144
17.2
7
10.5
-45
23.7
29
Part-time
Part-time
Change
Non-typical
Change
Change
3,577
787
509
567
160
15
-41
13
2,222
383
180
729
131
-5
3
72
2,138
131
70
515
-10
14
-17
-15
20
0.3
1
12
0
2
-1
8
1
1,053
17.1
104
604
101
108
-3
472
0
1,924
31.3
48
1,099
71
820
66
942
8
(5) Non-regular workers by educational attainment
○ As for non-regular workers by educational attainment, high school graduates totaled 2,715
thousand persons, which occupied the largest share (44.1 percent).
○ Compared to March 2015, high school graduates showed the highest increase (118 thousand
persons, 4.6 percent), which was followed by college graduates or more (21 thousand
persons, 1.0 percent) and middle school graduates or less (5 thousand persons, 0.3 percent).
< Non-regular workers by educational attainment >
(Unit: thousand persons, %, year-on-year)
March 2015
Non-regular
Composition
< Total >
Middle school graduates or less
High school graduates
College graduates or more
6,012
1,431
2,597
1,984
100.0
23.8
43.2
33.0
Non-regular
< Total >
Middle school graduates or less
High school graduates
College graduates or more
6,156
1,436
2,715
2,005
CompoChange
sition
100.0
144
23.3
5
44.1
118
32.6
21
Nonpermanent
3,417
747
1,269
1,401
March 2016
Non-permanent
Part-time
2,091
593
944
554
Part-time
Change
3,577
806
1,398
1,373
160
60
129
-29
Non-typical
2,148
707
1,005
436
Non-typical
Change
2,222
623
1,015
585
131
29
70
31
Change
2,138
673
990
475
-10
-34
-15
39