Contact Information：Department of Census, Directorate General of Budget, Accounting & Statistics (DGBAS)
Tel：886-2-2380-3625
In February 2015, the total nonagricultural payroll employment, at 7,331 thousand, decreased by 26 thousand (or 0.34%) than last month. In comparison with February 2014, payroll employees increased by 129 thousand (or 1.80%). The average employment since January 2015 was 7,344 thousand, increased by 138 thousand (or 1.93%) than the same period of last year. The average monthly hours of work for industry and service sector in February 2015 was 136.7 hours, mainly impacted by the Chinese Lunar New Year holidays, the working-hour was 40.7 hours less than last month and 12.3 hours less than February of last year. The average working-hour since January 2015 was 157.1 hours, 3.4 hours less than the same period of last year. The average regular earnings in February 2015 was NT$38,148, which was 1.03% less than last month and 1.64% more than the same month of last year. Mainly influenced by year-end bonuses and production bonuses were granted in this month, the average earnings (including regular and irregular earnings) were $86,666, which was 66.77% more than last month and was 107.58% more than the same month of last year. The average regular earnings since January 2015 was NT$38,347, which increased 1.62% than the same period of last year. The average monthly earnings since January 2015 was NT$69,287, 6.55% more than the same period of last year.