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Current Employment Situation for Persons with Disabilities

1. Current Employment Situation for Persons with Disabilities in the General Private Sector by Size of Enterprise

(Figures are as of 1 June 2002)
Classification (1)
Number of Enterprises		 (2)
Number of Regular Employees		 (3)Number of Persons with Disabilities
A.
Persons with Severe Disabilities
(Regular)		 (3)Number of Persons with Disabilities
B.
Disabled Persons Other Than Those Who Have Severe Disabilities
(Regular)		 (3)Number of Persons with Disabilities
C.
Total
A × 2 + B		 (4)
Employment Rate
C ÷ (2) × 100		 (5)
Ratio of Enterprises that Have Not Achieved Employment Rate Stipulated by Law
PersonsEnterprisesPersonsPersons PersonsPersons%%
56-9921,913
(21,756)		1,606,160
(1,598,239)		5,877
(6,136)		 12,702
(13,762)		24,456
(26,034)		1.52
(1.63)		55.1
(53.3)
100-29927,610
(27,823)		4,038,458
(4,062,950)		12,543
(13,061)		 27,860
(29,097)		52,946
(55,219)		1.31
(1.36)		56.2
(54.8)
300-4995,287
(5,385)		1,758,677
(1,795,280)		6,627
(6,462)		 12,482
(12,448)		25,736
(25,372)		1.46
(1.41)		61.0
(61.8)
500-9993,573
(3,597)		2,186,747
(2,207,254)		8,320
(8,511)		 14,624
(15,208)		31,264
(32,230)		1.43
(1.46)		66.2
(66.6)
1,000-2,555
(2,554)		7,159,342
(7,272,333)		31,812
(32,123)		 48,258
(49,769)		111,882
(114,015)		1.56
(1.57)		72.9
(73.4)
Totals60,938
(61,115)		16,749,384
(16,936,056)		65,179
(66,293)		 115,926
(120,284)		246,284
(252,870)		1.47
(1.49)		57.5
(56.3)

(Note)
  1. By law, a worker with severe physical or intellectual disabilities is counted as two persons for statistical purposes; consequently the figures in column A represent double counts.
  2. Figures in parentheses are as of 1 June 2001.

Source: Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare


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