Earnings and Productivity Statistics in October 2008
Employees
Total nonagricultural payroll employment, at 6,195 thousand, decreased by 26 thousand or 0.41%) in
October 2008. Among all industries, the service sector shared 52.39%. In comparison from October 2007
through October 2008, payroll employees increased by 24 thousand (or 0.39%). The average employment
since January 2008 was 6,204 thousand, increased by 82 thousand (or 1.34%) than the same period of last
year. The industrial sector increased 1.07% and the service sector increased 1.59%. Comparing the same
period with last year, employees increased mostly in Manufacturing (29 thousand), followed by Other
Services (16 thousand) and Professional, Scientific and Technical Services Establishment, Health Care
Services (11 thousand).
Turnover Rate
The average accession rate within industry and service sectors in October 2008 came to 2.21 percent,
decreased by 0.02 percent point than last month and decreased by 0.20 percent than the same month of last
year, while the separation rate of 2.51 percent, down by 0.01 percentage point than last month and increased
0.32 percentage than the same month of last year.
The average accession rate from January 2008 to October 2008 was 2.22 percent, down by 0.26
percent than the same period of last year. The industrial sector decreased by 0.31 percentage point, the
service sector also decreased by 0.20 percentage point. The average separation rate was 2.20%, down by
0.08 percent than the same period of last year. The industrial sector decreased by 0.04 percentage point, the
service sector also decreased by 0.15 percentage point.
Earnings
Average monthly earnings (including regular and irregular earnings) per employee at the industrial
and service sector in October 2008 were NT$40,058. Comparing with last month and a year ago, it had
increased 4.66% and decreased 0.27% respectively. The average regular earning in October was NT$36,988,
0.28% decreasing than last month and 0.03% decreasing than the same month of last year.
The average monthly earnings and average regular earnings since January 2008 were NT$46,020 and
NT$37,045, which increased 0.79% and 0.92% than the same period of last year respectively. After
deflating by the Consumer Price Index (3.92%), the real average earnings fell 3.01% and the real regular
earning fell 2.89%.
Hours of work
The average monthly hours of work (including regular and over-time) for industry and service
sectors in October 2008 totaled to 185.9 hours which was 3.8 hours more than last month and 2.3 hours
more than a year ago. The average working-hour since January 2008 was 180.3 hours; it was 1.0 hours less
than the same period of last year.
The top two industries with increasing working-hour were “Professional, Scientific and Technical
Services Establishment” and “Trade Establishment” those reported 2.5 hours and 2.1 hours increasing
respectively.
Labor Productivity and Unit Output Labor Cost
In October 2008, the manufacturing sector's labor productivity index was 137.80 (2001=100),
decreased by 4.40% than last month and down by 9.61% than the same month of last year. The unit output
labor cost index of the manufacturing were 68.96 (2001=100), that was 3.06% decreasing than last month
and 11.35% increasing than the same month of last year.
The average labor productivity index since January 2008 was 2.22% more than the same period of
last year, while the unit output labor cost index since January 2008 was reported 1.51% decreasing.
Released on 22th of every month
Summary of Earning and Productivity Statistics in Taiwan Area
Employees on payrolls
Year
month
Industry
&
Industry
Industry & services
Services
services
Accessions
Separations
working
(Thousand (Thousand (Thousand
person)
Average
monthly
person)
person)
hours
(Hour)
(%)
(%)
Manufacturing
Mnotnly earnings of
all employees
Employees
on
Average
monthly
Average
monthly
Index
of
Index
Of
Labor
productivity
unit
output
Average
Average
regular
payrolls
working
earnings
of all
earnings
earnings
(Thousand
hours
employees
(dollars)
(dollars)
person)
(Hour)
(dollars)
Labor
Cost
Average 1998
Average 1999
Average 2000
5795
5825
5925
2928
2920
2952
2866
2905
2973
190.2
190.2
190.1
2.57
2.63
2.59
2.69
2.41
2.60
39726
40908
41938
32028
33114
34009
2397
2411
2461
198.0
199.1
198.7
36546
37882
39080
84.93
90.70
96.36
103.51
100.01
97.38
Average 2001
Average 2002
Average 2003
Average 2004
Average 2005
Average 2006
5705
5598
5665
5833
5939
2802
2740
2767
2840
2860
2903
2859
2898
2993
3080
180.3
181.4
181.2
183.5
182.0
2.01
2.19
2.31
2.30
2.45
2.47
2.10
2.15
2.05
2.29
42042
41667
42287
43021
43615
34551
34837
34945
35333
35683
2348
2307
2346
2420
2430
184.4
187.6
188.3
190.7
188.8
38586
38565
39583
40611
41751
100.00
109.55
115.34
122.13
128.50
100.00
89.72
87.17
83.46
82.53
6038
2894
3144
180.8
2.55
2.35
44107
36126
2458
187.3
42293
134.47
80.57
Average 2007
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
6133
6160
6171
6184
6195
6204
6197
6174
6188
6190
6193
6202
6238
6240
6221
6195
2936
2951
2960
2967
2969
2961
2963
2947
2958
2959
2959
2959
2975
2975
2965
2950
3197
3209
3212
3218
3227
3243
3234
3227
3230
3231
3234
3243
3263
3264
3256
3246
180.3
170.8
188.2
187.1
183.9
180.3
188.2
146.0
182.9
180.9
183.8
180.1
189.5
183.4
182.1
185.9
2.42
2.57
2.41
2.16
1.87
2.22
1.94
1.83
2.48
2.13
2.16
2.12
2.62
2.52
2.23
2.21
2.24
2.61
2.19
1.90
1.69
2.20
1.92
2.11
2.21
2.08
2.06
1.99
2.16
2.46
2.52
2.51
45112
43346
40167
40080
44720
46020
67443
60898
40834
40722
41098
41823
43409
41999
42018
40058
36764
36891
36998
37000
37079
37045
37286
36682
37025
37174
37157
37003
37021
37015
37091
36988
2492
2505
2510
2518
2520
2516
2515
2506
2515
2519
2520
2518
2528
2523
2511
2500
187.5
177.1
196.1
194.4
190.1
186.9
195.4
149.6
190.5
188.1
190.7
186.7
197.1
190.1
189.2
190.9
43026
40359
38581
38363
40994
44058
67597
57819
38328
38556
39483
39676
40751
40152
40453
37821
144.51
155.78
152.45
149.47
146.66
146.95
144.87
159.73
148.33
147.99
148.90
147.73
143.08
149.93
144.14
137.80
76.24
70.12
61.93
63.44
70.70
77.04
114.76
116.27
65.13
66.52
66.79
69.07
69.44
67.69
71.14
68.96
-0.41
-0.51
-0.33
(3.8)
(-0.02)
(-0.01)
-4.66
-0.28
-0.46
(1.7)
-6.51
-4.40
-3.06
0.39
-0.33
1.05
(-2.3)
(-0.20)
(0.32)
-0.27
-0.03
-0.39
(-5.2)
-1.97
-9.61
11.35
1.34
1.07
1.59
(1.0)
(-0.26)
(-0.08)
0.79
0.92
1.16
(0.5)
0.81
2.22
-1.51
2008 Jan. ~ Oct.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
The Change compare
with the
last Month(%)
The Change compare
with the
same month of last
year(%)
The Change compare
with the same period
(Jan.~ Oct. of last
year(%)
Unit of compiled: DGBAS,THE EXECUTIVE YUAN
Date of compiled: Dec.
22 2008
Notes: 1. Numbers in quotation are time-increased or time-decreased or percentage
2. Index base year :2001=100
3.Average earning is the total of regular(basic salary, monthly bonus , fixed subsidy and good attendance reward) and irregular ( over-time ,annul bonus, flexible bonus not
paid by month) earnings of employees on payroll. But not include the non-working reward such as insurance,pension.