Employment Adjustment
  Ratio of establishment for enforcement
of employment adjustment
Judgement
on availability of workers
D.I.
Regular employees
All industries Manufacturing All industries Manufacturing

Feb-08
May
Aug
Nov
Feb-09
May
Aug
Nov
Feb-10
May
Aug
Nov
Feb-11
May
Aug
Nov
Feb-12
May
Aug
Nov
%
11
13
14
16
35
47
49
45
43
44
40
36
34
37
39
33
33
33
(31)
(27)
%
12
16
16
20
50
69
71
61
55
54
47
42
40
45
48
40
38
36
(33)
(29)
%points
27
21
18
13
-11
-15
-14
-8
-5
-3
0
3
6
0
7
10
13
12


%points
22
20
13
2
-29
-29
-25
-15
-12
-4
0
1
4
-3
3
5
4
3


Source MHLW "Survey on Labour Economy Trends"
NOTES: D.I.=<"Insufficient" minus "Excessive">     ( ) Forecast



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