Labor

	Wholly Unemployed (10,000 persons)	Ratio of Job Offers to Applicants (Seasonally adjusted, times)
FY93	175	0.71
FY94	194	0.64
FY95	216	0.64
FY96	225	0.72
FY97	236	0.69
June	229	0.73
July	224	0.73
August	231	0.73
September	236	0.72
October	236	0.70
November	228	0.69
December	218	0.67
January/'98	238	0.64
February	246	0.61
March	277	0.58
April	290	0.55
May	293	0.53
June	284	0.51

source:Management and Coordination Agency, Ministry of Labor