The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced on November 6, 2026, the preliminary results of its Monthly Labour Statistics Survey for September 2026 ^[1]. The release is part of the ministry's regular Monthly Labour Survey, which tracks nationwide data on cash earnings, working hours, and employment trends ^[1].

According to the ministry's notice, the published materials include several statistical tables, such as Table 1 on monthly cash earnings, Table 2 on monthly actual working hours and attendance days, and Table 3 on regular employment and labour turnover rates ^[1]. Additional time-series tables cover wage indices, working-hour indices, regular employment indices, the ratio of part-time workers, labour turnover rates, real wages in major countries as published by each country, hourly wages for part-time workers, and seasonally adjusted indices ^[1].

The ministry also released supplementary materials, including a special tabulation on average summer bonus payments per person for 2026, a downloadable Excel data set, reference material comparing year-on-year changes at common business establishments, and a breakdown of factors behind year-on-year wage changes ^[1]. A glossary of terms and printable PDF versions of the overview and press release materials were also made available ^[1].

The notice does not provide the specific wage figures, working-hour totals, or percentage changes from the survey itself; readers seeking those details are directed to the full PDF overview or the statistical tables linked from the ministry's page ^[1]. For inquiries, the ministry listed contact points within its Employment and Wage Welfare Statistics Division, including named officials serving as the statistics manager and section chief, along with phone numbers for the survey coordination and planning sections ^[1].

Those wanting to understand current wage or working-hour trends, including part-time wage levels or employment turnover rates, should consult the detailed tables and PDF files referenced in the ministry's announcement ^[1].

Source credit 出典：「毎月勤労統計調査ー2026（令和8）年９月分結果速報等」（厚生労働省）（https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/itiran/roudou/monthly/r08/2609p/2609p.html）、PDL1.0（https://www.digital.go.jp/resources/open_data/public_data_license_v1.0）を加工してJapan News (j.apan.news)が作成 This article is Japan News's own English summary of the Japanese original. It has been translated and edited by Japan News; it is not an official translation, and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare did not write or review it.