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Earnings and Productivity Statistics in July 2016

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

i. At the end of July 2016, the total nonagricultural payroll employees, at 7,465 thousand, increased by 36 thousand (or 0.48%) from last month. In comparison with July 2015, payroll employees increased by 53 thousand (or 0.71%). The average payroll employees since January 2016 was 7,428 thousand, increased by 66 thousand (or 0.89%) than the same period of last year.
ii. The average monthly regular earnings per employee within the industry and service sector in July 2016 was NT$39,189. Comparing with last month and a year ago, there were 0.10% increasing and 0.82% increasing respectively. Comparing the same period of January to July over last year, the average monthly regular earnings of NT$39,118 was increased by 1.36%.
iii. The average monthly earnings (including regular and irregular earnings) in July 2016 was NT$46,911, increased by 4.25% from last month and decreased by 0.11% from last July. The average monthly earnings since January was NT$51,429, reduced by 0.06% than the same period of last year.
iv. The average monthly working hour for industry and service sector in July 2016 totaled to 170.0 hours, which decreased by 2.1 hours from last month and decreased by 17.0 hours from last year. The average working-hour since January 2016 was 167.7 hours, 5.0 hours less than the same period of last year.