また、従業員規模別に雇用者数の増減の推移（前年比）を見ると、「合計」は増加傾向にあり、中でも、「500人以上」及び「100～499人」の従業員規模が比較的大きい事業者における増加数

が大きい。「1～4人」、「5～9人」では2024年で増加に転じた一方、「10～29人」の事業者では減少が続いた（第1-1-28図）。

第1-1-28図 雇用者数の増減の推移（前年比、従業員規模別）

Stacked bar chart showing the year-on-year change in employment by employee size category from 2015 to 2024. The Y-axis represents the number of people in thousands, ranging from -50 to 150. The X-axis represents the years. The legend indicates six categories: 1-4 people (red), 5-9 people (orange), 10-29 people (yellow), 30-99 people (green), 100-499 people (light blue), 500 or more people (dark blue), and a black line for the total. The total employment change peaked in 2018 at approximately 120,000 people and reached a low of about -15,000 in 2020. By 2024, the total change was positive at approximately 50,000 people, with the largest contributions from the 500+ and 100-499 categories.
年 1～4人 5～9人 10～29人 30～99人 100～499人 500人以上 合計
2015 -10 -10 0 10 20 25 50
2016 -10 -10 0 20 10 60 90
2017 -5 -5 5 5 15 55 65
2018 5 5 10 10 10 85 120
2019 -5 -5 0 10 15 40 55
2020 -10 -10 -5 -10 -5 10 -15
2021 5 5 0 10 10 45 75
2022 0 0 0 5 10 30 45
2023 0 0 0 10 15 35 60
2024 5 5 0 10 20 40 80
Stacked bar chart showing the year-on-year change in employment by employee size category from 2015 to 2024. The Y-axis represents the number of people in thousands, ranging from -50 to 150. The X-axis represents the years. The legend indicates six categories: 1-4 people (red), 5-9 people (orange), 10-29 people (yellow), 30-99 people (green), 100-499 people (light blue), 500 or more people (dark blue), and a black line for the total. The total employment change peaked in 2018 at approximately 120,000 people and reached a low of about -15,000 in 2020. By 2024, the total change was positive at approximately 50,000 people, with the largest contributions from the 500+ and 100-499 categories.

資料：総務省「労働力調査（基本集計）」

（注）1.農林業・漁業を除く雇用者数の増減を示している。

2.「合計」については、各系列の合計となっており、雇用者総数とは異なる。

3.2020年国勢調査結果に基づく推計人口をベンチマークとして遡及又は補正した時系列接続用数値を用いている。