Contact Information：Department of Census, Directorate General of Budget, Accounting & Statistics (DGBAS)
Tel：886-2-2380-3625
In May 2015, the total nonagricultural payroll employment, at 7,364 thousand, increased by 11 thousand (or 0.14%) than last month. In comparison with May 2014, payroll employees increased by 123 thousand (or 1.70%). The average employment since January 2015 was 7,351 thousand, increased by 132 thousand (or 1.83%) than the same period of last year. The average monthly hours of work in May 2015 was 174.1 hours, increased by 1.3 hours from last month and decreased by 6.9 hours from the same month of last year. Since January 2015, the average working hours was 169.0 hours, 2.9 hours less than the same period of last year. The average regular earnings in May 2015 was NT$38,637, 0.11% more than last month and 1.39% more than the same month of last year. Average monthly earnings in May was NT$43,845, which was 1.16% more than last month and 1.43% less than the same month of last year. The average regular earnings since January 2015 was NT$38,490, which was 1.51% more than the same period of last year. The average monthly earnings since January 2015 was NT$53,746, increased by 3.54 percent than the same period of last year.