Japan Wages and Hours Worked
Monthly Labour Survey of establishments with five or more employees: total and scheduled cash earnings, real wage indices, total, scheduled and non-scheduled hours worked and regular employment, for full-time and part-time workers. 66 series.
| Indicator | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | 07-2023 | |
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| Total hours worked | 141.6 | 139.3 | 129.3 | 139.8 | 133.4 | 129.4 | 128.3 | 134.6 | 134.8 | 140.3 | 134.5 | 129.1 | 141.8 | 139.6 | 134.5 | 139.5 | 132.7 | 130.8 | 128.5 | 136.7 | 140.2 | 140 | 134.7 | 132.2 | 141.5 | 140.1 | 136.8 | 141.5 | 136.3 | 134.6 | 128.7 | 136.1 | 138.3 | 138.3 | 136.5 | 131.8 | 138.6 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Total hours worked | -0.2 | -0.2 | -3.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -1 | -0.1 | -1.6 | -3.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -2.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -1.7 | -1.3 | -2.7 | -2.8 | -0.2 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -2.7 | -1.1 | 0.6 | -3.1 | 1 | -0.9 | -2.6 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -1 | |
| Total hours worked of full-time employees | 169.5 | 166.5 | 152.8 | 167.5 | 159.7 | 154.9 | 152.8 | 160.2 | 160.7 | 167.5 | 159.8 | 152.4 | 169.4 | 166.3 | 158.8 | 166.1 | 157.6 | 155.8 | 152.1 | 162.2 | 167 | 166.7 | 159.2 | 155.7 | 168.2 | 165.9 | 161.4 | 167.9 | 161.4 | 159.5 | 151.7 | 163.8 | 167.1 | 166.6 | 164 | 157.1 | 166.5 | |
| Total hours worked of part-time employees | 80.2 | 79.6 | 77.7 | 79.5 | 77 | 74.9 | 75.8 | 79 | 78.3 | 80 | 78.5 | 77.9 | 80.9 | 80.8 | 80.2 | 80.9 | 78.5 | 76.8 | 76.9 | 80.2 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 79.3 | 79.6 | 81.5 | 81.7 | 81 | 82 | 80.1 | 78.8 | 77.3 | 79.2 | 78.9 | 79.2 | 79.2 | 78.6 | 79.8 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Total hours worked by full-time employees | 0.1 | 0.1 | -3.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -1.2 | -3.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -2.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -1.6 | -1.1 | -2.3 | -2.3 | 0.2 | -0.9 | 0 | 0.1 | -2.7 | -0.8 | 1.2 | -2.9 | 1.8 | -0.5 | -2.5 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Total hours worked by part-time employees | -0.9 | -1.5 | -3.1 | -1.7 | -1.9 | -2.4 | -1.4 | -1.5 | -2.7 | -0.6 | -1 | -2.2 | -0.8 | -1.1 | -1 | -1.4 | -2 | -2.6 | -0.5 | -1 | -0.5 | -0.8 | -2.1 | -0.9 | 0 | -1.9 | -0.5 | -0.8 | -1.6 | -0.5 | -1 | -1.2 | -1.8 | -0.6 | -1.4 | -0.9 | -1.9 | |
| Scheduled hours worked | 131.7 | 129.6 | 119.9 | 129.5 | 123.3 | 119.7 | 118.8 | 124.7 | 124.8 | 130.1 | 124.8 | 120.1 | 132 | 129.9 | 124.8 | 129.3 | 122.5 | 121 | 119 | 126.6 | 129.8 | 129.6 | 124.8 | 122.9 | 131.4 | 130.1 | 127 | 131 | 125.8 | 124.5 | 119.1 | 126 | 128 | 128 | 126.6 | 122.5 | 128.6 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Scheduled hours worked | -0.2 | -0.3 | -3.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -1 | -0.1 | -1.6 | -3.9 | 0.4 | 0 | -2.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.8 | -1.3 | -2.6 | -2.8 | -0.1 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -2.7 | -1 | 0.8 | -3.1 | 1.2 | -0.7 | -2.6 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.9 | |
| Non-Scheduled hours worked | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 10 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 9 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 10.1 | 10 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 10 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Non-Scheduled hours worked | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -3.8 | -1.9 | -2 | -3.3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -2.8 | -2.8 | -3 | -1 | -2.8 | -1.9 | -2.8 | -3 | -3.1 | -2 | -2.9 | -2 | -2.8 | -2.8 | -2 | -4 | -3.8 | -1.8 | -1.8 | -3 | -1.1 | -2 | |
| Non-Scheduled hours worked of full-time employees | 13.4 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.1 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 13 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 12.7 | 13.5 | 14 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.4 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 13.7 | 12.7 | 13.7 | |
| Non-Scheduled hours worked of part-time employees | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Non-Scheduled hours worked by full-time employees | 0.7 | 0.9 | -2.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 1.6 | -0.7 | -2.8 | -2.1 | -1.6 | -2.4 | -2.2 | -2.3 | -0.8 | -2.1 | -3.5 | -2.2 | -1.5 | -3.5 | -2.1 | -1.4 | -3.6 | -3.1 | -1.4 | -2.9 | -1.6 | -2.7 | -2.1 | -1.4 | -3.1 | -2.8 | -1.4 | -0.7 | -1.4 | -0.8 | -0.7 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Non-Scheduled hours worked by part-time employees | 0 | -4.6 | 0 | 0 | -4.3 | -4.6 | -8.3 | -4.2 | 0 | 0 | -8.7 | -8.3 | -4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5 | -4.3 | -4.2 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Non-Scheduled hours worked (Manufacturing) | 14 | 13.7 | 12.6 | 14 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 12.7 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 12.5 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 13.3 | 12.1 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14 | 13.6 | 12.7 | 13.5 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Non-Scheduled hours worked (Manufacturing) | 3.7 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.8 | -1.4 | -1.6 | -0.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 3 | 3.2 | -2.1 | -1.4 | -1.4 | -1.5 | -0.8 | -0.7 | -4.4 | -3.9 | -6.4 | -5.5 | -7 | -7.6 | -6.7 | -6 | -6.1 | -6.2 | -7.3 | -6.9 | |
| Non-Scheduled hours worked (Manufacturing) by full-time employees | 15.3 | 15 | 13.8 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 15.2 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 15 | 13.6 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 13.8 | 14.8 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.3 | 15.2 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15 | 13.9 | 14.9 | |
| Non-Scheduled hours worked (Manufacturing) by part-time employees | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5 | 5.3 | 5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Non-Scheduled hours worked (Manufacturing) by full-time employees | 3.4 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 | -0.7 | 0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 2.2 | -2.6 | -1.3 | -1.3 | -2.6 | -1.5 | -1.3 | -4.7 | -4.3 | -7.1 | -7 | -8.3 | -7.6 | -7.2 | -5.5 | -6.1 | -6.9 | -7.3 | -6.8 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Non-Scheduled hours worked (Manufacturing) by part-time employees | -14 | -2.2 | -5.9 | -14.5 | -10.2 | -8.2 | -8 | -6.9 | -9.6 | -2 | -5.9 | -4 | -5.7 | -8 | 4.1 | 5.8 | -2 | 2.1 | 13.6 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 13.3 | 4.2 | 10.4 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -6.4 | -3.6 | -7.8 | -13.7 | -8.2 | -2 | -9.4 | |
| Total cash earnings | 436,401 | 534,823 | 311,448 | 312,699 | 318,563 | 298,542 | 299,768 | 632,196 | 313,531 | 299,801 | 297,787 | 299,955 | 416,744 | 514,106 | 301,592 | 301,698 | 309,059 | 288,697 | 292,468 | 617,375 | 308,486 | 292,430 | 291,712 | 296,154 | 403,090 | 498,887 | 297,162 | 295,709 | 302,060 | 281,087 | 287,563 | 572,315 | 289,905 | 279,232 | 277,700 | 281,714 | 380,063 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Total cash earnings | 4.7 | 4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 2 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | |
| Total cash earnings of full-time employees | 578,123 | 719,523 | 401,277 | 403,374 | 414,612 | 387,229 | 387,722 | 861,480 | 405,293 | 384,218 | 382,717 | 385,548 | 552,064 | 690,567 | 386,714 | 388,077 | 400,236 | 372,706 | 376,626 | 837,851 | 396,886 | 374,161 | 373,250 | 379,012 | 530,596 | 665,313 | 380,516 | 378,533 | 388,858 | 359,777 | 369,382 | 793,561 | 379,900 | 363,772 | 361,736 | 366,755 | 509,103 | |
| Total cash earnings of part-time employees | 123,493 | 128,891 | 114,033 | 115,118 | 113,183 | 108,967 | 111,388 | 132,794 | 113,395 | 112,964 | 109,782 | 111,332 | 117,943 | 124,679 | 112,036 | 111,850 | 110,997 | 107,306 | 108,978 | 130,465 | 112,121 | 109,925 | 107,607 | 109,767 | 115,141 | 121,664 | 108,702 | 108,952 | 108,305 | 105,156 | 104,504 | 117,677 | 103,993 | 103,102 | 101,854 | 102,866 | 107,354 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Total cash earnings of full-time employees | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 4 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Total cash earnings of part-time employees | 4.7 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 2 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | |
| Contractual cash earnings | 301,582 | 299,671 | 295,908 | 299,015 | 292,612 | 289,452 | 288,933 | 291,279 | 290,616 | 291,837 | 288,543 | 286,943 | 289,946 | 289,536 | 287,118 | 289,291 | 282,931 | 280,243 | 280,617 | 285,298 | 285,231 | 284,948 | 282,810 | 282,038 | 283,858 | 283,880 | 281,665 | 283,316 | 279,231 | 276,230 | 274,770 | 271,904 | 271,785 | 271,955 | 270,192 | 269,215 | 271,540 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Contractual cash earnings | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | |
| Scheduled cash earnings | 280,797 | 279,511 | 275,919 | 277,710 | 272,171 | 269,362 | 269,141 | 270,719 | 269,754 | 271,225 | 269,277 | 267,451 | 269,793 | 270,039 | 267,678 | 268,960 | 263,102 | 260,747 | 261,434 | 265,046 | 264,618 | 264,757 | 263,729 | 262,617 | 264,290 | 264,483 | 262,496 | 263,255 | 259,320 | 257,195 | 255,876 | 252,505 | 252,146 | 252,593 | 251,607 | 250,734 | 252,572 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Scheduled cash earnings | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2 | 1.9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1 | 1.3 | 1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | |
| Scheduled cash earnings of full-time employees | 356,413 | 355,690 | 351,623 | 354,351 | 349,188 | 346,247 | 345,106 | 344,794 | 343,761 | 344,506 | 343,000 | 340,356 | 342,771 | 343,064 | 339,454 | 342,363 | 335,898 | 333,654 | 333,689 | 336,517 | 335,539 | 335,724 | 334,495 | 332,632 | 334,353 | 334,354 | 332,320 | 333,522 | 329,301 | 326,817 | 325,365 | 326,461 | 325,898 | 326,028 | 324,753 | 323,065 | 324,967 | |
| Scheduled cash earnings of part-time employees | 113,843 | 112,088 | 109,548 | 110,710 | 107,486 | 105,016 | 106,438 | 109,377 | 108,341 | 109,035 | 106,081 | 106,788 | 108,651 | 108,884 | 107,842 | 107,631 | 104,969 | 103,326 | 103,898 | 107,206 | 107,079 | 106,288 | 103,945 | 105,121 | 106,063 | 106,114 | 104,626 | 104,812 | 103,105 | 101,539 | 100,404 | 100,534 | 99,791 | 99,599 | 98,551 | 98,616 | 99,576 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Scheduled cash earnings of full-time employees | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Scheduled cash earnings of part-time employees | 4.8 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2 | |
| Non-Scheduled cash earnings | 20,785 | 20,160 | 19,989 | 21,305 | 20,441 | 20,090 | 19,792 | 20,560 | 20,862 | 20,612 | 19,266 | 19,492 | 20,153 | 19,497 | 19,440 | 20,331 | 19,829 | 19,496 | 19,183 | 20,252 | 20,613 | 20,191 | 19,081 | 19,421 | 19,568 | 19,397 | 19,169 | 20,061 | 19,911 | 19,035 | 18,894 | 19,399 | 19,639 | 19,362 | 18,585 | 18,481 | 18,968 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Non-Scheduled cash earnings | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 3 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 1.7 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | -1.2 | -0.5 | -1.6 | -1.5 | -1.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| Special cash earnings | 134,819 | 235,152 | 15,540 | 13,684 | 25,951 | 9,090 | 10,835 | 340,917 | 22,915 | 7,964 | 9,244 | 13,012 | 126,798 | 224,570 | 14,474 | 12,407 | 26,128 | 8,454 | 11,851 | 332,077 | 23,255 | 7,482 | 8,902 | 14,116 | 119,232 | 215,007 | 15,497 | 12,393 | 22,829 | 4,857 | 12,793 | 300,411 | 18,120 | 7,277 | 7,508 | 12,499 | 108,523 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Special cash earnings | 6.3 | 4.7 | 7.4 | 10.3 | -0.7 | 7.5 | -8.6 | 2.7 | -1.5 | 6.4 | 3.8 | -7.8 | 6.3 | 4.4 | -6.6 | 0.1 | 14.5 | 74.1 | -7.4 | 6.2 | 24.9 | -2.2 | 12.4 | 12 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 | -5.8 | -4.1 | 12.4 | 0.4 | -3.9 | 13.7 | -8.6 | -6.3 | 0.6 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Real wage indices (Total cash earnings) | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -1.6 | -0.8 | -1.3 | -1.7 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -2.6 | -2 | -1.8 | -1.5 | -2.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -1.3 | -1.2 | -2.1 | -1.8 | -1.1 | -2.1 | -2.5 | -2.3 | -2.9 | -2.8 | -2.7 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted (Changes from previous month (%)) Real wage indices (Total cash earnings) | -0.5 | 2.8 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 2 | -0.6 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -1.8 | -0.6 | 2.5 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -1.3 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.6 | -1.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -0.8 | |
| Real wage indices (Total cash earnings) | 117.6 | 145 | 84.4 | 85.2 | 87.1 | 82.1 | 81.8 | 172.2 | 85.3 | 81.9 | 81.9 | 82.5 | 114.8 | 141.9 | 83.1 | 83.5 | 85.9 | 80.5 | 81.2 | 172.4 | 86.7 | 82.6 | 83 | 83.9 | 115 | 143 | 85.3 | 85.2 | 87.5 | 81.7 | 83.5 | 166.5 | 84.3 | 80.9 | 81.3 | 82.7 | 111.9 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Real wage indices (Total cash earnings) | 98.6 | 99.1 | 96.4 | 96.7 | 96.2 | 97 | 95.1 | 95.7 | 94.9 | 95 | 95.1 | 94.8 | 96.5 | 97.1 | 94.7 | 94.9 | 94.7 | 95.1 | 94.5 | 95.7 | 96.3 | 95.9 | 96.2 | 96.1 | 96.7 | 98.2 | 97.3 | 96.4 | 96.5 | 96.4 | 96.9 | 95.9 | 95.8 | 96 | 96.5 | 96.8 | 96.4 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Real wage indices (Contractual cash earnings) | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | -0.4 | -1.3 | -0.9 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -1.4 | -1.7 | -2 | -1.9 | -2.8 | -2.7 | -2.4 | -1.6 | -0.9 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -1.1 | -1 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -1.5 | -1.6 | -1.4 | -1.7 | -2.3 | -2.6 | -2.6 | -2.4 | -2.5 | |
| Real wage indices (Contractual cash earnings) | 98.6 | 98.5 | 97.3 | 98.9 | 97 | 96.5 | 95.7 | 96.3 | 95.9 | 96.8 | 96.4 | 95.8 | 96.9 | 97 | 96.1 | 97.2 | 95.4 | 94.8 | 94.5 | 96.7 | 97.2 | 97.7 | 97.6 | 97 | 98.3 | 98.7 | 98.1 | 99.1 | 98.1 | 97.4 | 96.8 | 96 | 95.8 | 95.7 | 96 | 95.9 | 97 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Nominal wage indices (Total cash earnings) | 4.7 | 4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 2 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted (Changes from previous month (%)) Nominal wage indices (Total cash earnings) | 0 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1.7 | -0.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -1.6 | -0.5 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0 | -1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.4 | |
| Nominal wage indices (Total cash earnings) | 137.1 | 168 | 97.8 | 98.2 | 100.1 | 93.8 | 94.2 | 198.6 | 98.5 | 94.2 | 93.5 | 94.2 | 130.9 | 161.5 | 94.7 | 94.8 | 97.1 | 90.7 | 91.9 | 193.9 | 96.9 | 91.9 | 91.6 | 93 | 126.6 | 156.7 | 93.4 | 92.9 | 94.9 | 88.3 | 90.3 | 179.8 | 91.1 | 87.7 | 87.2 | 88.5 | 119.4 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Nominal wage indices (Total cash earnings) | 115.1 | 115.1 | 111.6 | 111.4 | 110.7 | 111.2 | 109.3 | 110.1 | 109.3 | 109.1 | 108.8 | 108.3 | 110.1 | 110.7 | 107.8 | 107.6 | 107.3 | 107.5 | 106.8 | 107.6 | 107.4 | 106.5 | 106.4 | 106.5 | 106.5 | 107.8 | 106.5 | 105 | 104.9 | 104.4 | 104.7 | 103.5 | 103.4 | 104 | 103.6 | 103.6 | 102.9 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Nominal wage indices (Contractual cash earnings) | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted (Changes from previous month (%)) Nominal wage indices (Contractual cash earnings) | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | |
| Nominal wage indices (Contractual cash earnings) | 115 | 114.2 | 112.8 | 114 | 111.5 | 110.3 | 110.1 | 111 | 110.8 | 111.3 | 110 | 109.4 | 110.5 | 110.4 | 109.5 | 110.3 | 107.9 | 106.8 | 107 | 108.8 | 108.7 | 108.6 | 107.8 | 107.5 | 108.2 | 108.2 | 107.4 | 108 | 106.4 | 105.3 | 104.7 | 103.7 | 103.6 | 103.7 | 103 | 102.6 | 103.5 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Nominal wage indices (Contractual cash earnings) | 111.8 | 110.7 | 110.4 | 110.3 | 109.4 | 109.1 | 109 | 108.2 | 108.1 | 108.3 | 107.6 | 107.5 | 107.4 | 107.2 | 107 | 106.7 | 105.8 | 105.6 | 106 | 106.2 | 105.9 | 105.6 | 105.6 | 105.5 | 105.3 | 105.2 | 105 | 104.4 | 104.3 | 104.1 | 103.7 | 103.7 | 103.4 | 103.4 | 103.1 | 103.1 | 103 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Total hours worked indices | -0.2 | -0.2 | -3.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -1 | -0.1 | -1.6 | -3.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -2.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -1.7 | -1.3 | -2.7 | -2.8 | -0.2 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -2.7 | -1.1 | 0.6 | -3.1 | 1 | -0.9 | -2.6 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -1 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted (Changes from previous month (%)) Total hours worked indices | 1.4 | 0.4 | -1.5 | 1.2 | -0.4 | -1.3 | 2.5 | -1 | -1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -1.6 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 | -1.5 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 0.9 | -1.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 0.7 | -0.7 | |
| Total hours worked indices | 104.8 | 103.1 | 95.7 | 103.5 | 98.7 | 95.8 | 95 | 99.6 | 99.8 | 103.8 | 99.6 | 95.6 | 105 | 103.3 | 99.6 | 103.3 | 98.2 | 96.8 | 95.1 | 101.2 | 103.8 | 103.6 | 99.7 | 97.9 | 104.7 | 103.7 | 101.3 | 104.7 | 100.9 | 99.6 | 95.3 | 100.7 | 102.4 | 102.4 | 101 | 97.6 | 102.6 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Total hours worked indices | 99.2 | 97.8 | 97.4 | 98.9 | 97.7 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 97 | 98 | 99.2 | 98.6 | 98.4 | 100 | 98.6 | 99.1 | 99 | 97.7 | 99.2 | 98.8 | 99.4 | 99.3 | 99.7 | 99.4 | 99.7 | 99.6 | 99.9 | 100.4 | 99.8 | 100.2 | 100.3 | 99.4 | 100.8 | 100.5 | 100.9 | 100.3 | 100.9 | 100.2 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Scheduled hours worked indices | -0.2 | -0.3 | -3.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -1 | -0.1 | -1.6 | -3.9 | 0.4 | 0 | -2.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.8 | -1.3 | -2.6 | -2.8 | -0.1 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -2.7 | -1 | 0.8 | -3.1 | 1.2 | -0.7 | -2.6 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.9 | |
| Scheduled hours worked indices | 104.6 | 102.9 | 95.2 | 102.9 | 97.9 | 95.1 | 94.4 | 99 | 99.1 | 103.3 | 99.1 | 95.4 | 104.8 | 103.2 | 99.1 | 102.7 | 97.3 | 96.1 | 94.5 | 100.6 | 103.1 | 102.9 | 99.1 | 97.6 | 104.4 | 103.3 | 100.9 | 104.1 | 99.9 | 98.9 | 94.6 | 100.1 | 101.7 | 101.7 | 100.6 | 97.3 | 102.1 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Non-Scheduled hours worked indices | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -3.8 | -1.9 | -2 | -3.3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -2.8 | -2.8 | -3 | -1 | -2.8 | -1.9 | -2.8 | -3 | -3.1 | -2 | -2.9 | -2 | -2.8 | -2.8 | -2 | -4 | -3.8 | -1.8 | -1.8 | -3 | -1.1 | -2 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted (Changes from previous month (%)) Non-Scheduled hours worked indices | 0.9 | 0.4 | -1.9 | 1.3 | -0.3 | -0.6 | 2 | 0.1 | -0.8 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -1.7 | 1.4 | -0.3 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -0.7 | 2.2 | -1.6 | -0.6 | -0.7 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 0.6 | -1.1 | |
| Non-Scheduled hours worked indices | 107.6 | 105.4 | 102.2 | 112 | 109.8 | 105.4 | 103.3 | 107.6 | 108.7 | 110.9 | 105.4 | 97.8 | 106.5 | 105.4 | 105.4 | 110.9 | 110.9 | 106.5 | 103.3 | 109.8 | 113 | 113 | 107.6 | 101.1 | 109.8 | 108.7 | 106.5 | 114.1 | 114.1 | 109.8 | 104.3 | 109.8 | 112 | 112 | 107.6 | 101.1 | 108.7 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Non-Scheduled hours worked indices | 103.9 | 103 | 102.6 | 104.6 | 103.3 | 103.6 | 104.2 | 102.2 | 102.1 | 102.9 | 103 | 102.6 | 103.2 | 103.4 | 105.2 | 103.7 | 104 | 104.7 | 104.5 | 104.6 | 105.6 | 105.3 | 105.4 | 105.3 | 106.2 | 106.7 | 106.8 | 106.2 | 107.1 | 107.9 | 105.6 | 107.3 | 108 | 108.8 | 108 | 109 | 108.3 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Regular employment indices | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted (Changes from previous month (%)) Regular employment indices | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | -0.1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| Regular employment indices | 107.3 | 107.1 | 106.9 | 106.7 | 105.6 | 106.2 | 106.3 | 106.6 | 106.5 | 106.3 | 106.1 | 106.2 | 106.4 | 106.2 | 106.1 | 105.7 | 104.4 | 104.8 | 105 | 105.2 | 105.1 | 104.9 | 104.7 | 104.8 | 104.9 | 104.6 | 104.3 | 103.9 | 102.7 | 103.1 | 103.2 | 104.3 | 104.2 | 103.9 | 103.7 | 103.6 | 103.7 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Regular employment indices | 106.8 | 106.8 | 106.7 | 106.7 | 106.8 | 106.8 | 106.5 | 106.4 | 106.3 | 106.1 | 106 | 106 | 105.9 | 105.9 | 105.9 | 105.7 | 105.5 | 105.4 | 105.2 | 105 | 104.8 | 104.7 | 104.6 | 104.6 | 104.5 | 104.3 | 104.2 | 103.9 | 103.8 | 103.7 | 103.4 | 104.1 | 103.9 | 103.7 | 103.6 | 103.4 | 103.2 |
Latest reading
Total hours worked stood at 141.6 hours in Jul 2026. That is +1.7% from Jun 2026 and −0.1% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2012 to Jul 2026. Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (e-Stat Statistics Dashboard).
- Latest
- 141.6 hours
- Jul 2026
- vs previous period
- +1.7%
- Jun 2026
- vs a year earlier
- −0.1%
About this data
Monthly Labour Survey of establishments with five or more employees: total and scheduled cash earnings, real wage indices, total, scheduled and non-scheduled hours worked and regular employment, for full-time and part-time workers. 66 series. Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, via the e-Stat Statistics Dashboard.
