boj minutes, 2004-10-13
With regard to the employment and income situation, members concurred that the decline in household income was coming to a halt, as the number of employees was on an uptrend and wages had almost stopped falling, with a continuing improvement in various indicators reflecting labor market conditions such as job offers, the unemployment rate, and the diffusion index for employment conditions in the Tankan survey.
Sentiment: neutral
Topic: mp_labor_market