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Earnings and Productivity Statistics in September 2017

Contact Information:Department of Census, Directorate General of Budget, Accounting & Statistics (DGBAS)
Tel:886-2-2380-3625

i. At the end of September, the total payroll employees was 7,596 thousand, decreased by one thousand or 0.03% from last month. Comparing with the same month of last year, it increased 129 thousand or 1.72%. The average payroll employees since January was 7,540 thousand, increased 103 thousand or 1.39%.
ii. The average total earnings (including regular and irregular earnings) in September was NT$45,814, 1.19% less than last month and 1.35% more than last September.
iii. The average regular earnings was NT$ 40,116 in September, 0.14% more than last month and 2.51% more than last September. The average regular earnings since January 2017 was NT$39,829, 1.75% more than the same period of last year.
iv. The average working hour in September was 176.2 hours, 8.0 hours less than last month and 14.2 hours more than last September. The average working hours since January 2017 was 169.3 hours, increased by 0.3 hours than the same period of last year.
v. The average overtime since January 2017 was 7.9 hours, 0.3 hours less than the same period of last year. The average overtime pay since January 2017 was NT$1,694, 7.15% more than the same period of last year.