moving into managerial positions also should increase. In fact, the share of managerial d by women has been Chart 2 Employment of Women and the elderly mil. persons Introduction of QQE 10 Before QQE Non-regular employees(female)+1.2%(annualized+2.6% Regular employees(female) +0. 2%(annualized)I+2.0% After QQE regular employees(both sexes, aged 65 years and over)+5.7%(annualized+12.1% employees(both sexes, aged 65 years andover) +3.7%(amualized+6.9% 8等: 8黑器等等溪 -Number of regular employees(both sexes, aged 65 years and over) Number of non-regular employees( both sexes, aged 65 years and over) Number of regular employees(female) Number of non-regular employees(female) Rate of non-regular employees(female, right scale) Rate of non-regular employees(both sexes, aged 65 years and over, right scale Rate of non-regular employees(both sexes, aged 15-64 years, right scale) Note: Regular employees and non-regular employees exclude executives of companies and corporations. The figures for"Before QQE"and"After QQE"show the annualized growth rates of employees from 2008/Q1 to 2013/Q1 and those from 2013/Q1 to 2018/Q4, Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, " Labour Force Survey. Moreover, Chart 2 also shows that employment of the elderly has been growing. However, in the case of the elderly, the share of non-regular employees has been rising. The reason likely that many are hired as temporary or part-time workers after reaching retirement age 2 For details, see Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, FY2017 Basic Survey of Gender equalit in Employment Management(available only in Japanese), July 20183 moving into managerial positions also should increase. In fact, the share of managerial positions occupied by women has been on a rising trend. 2 Moreover, Chart 2 also shows that employment of the elderly has been growing. However, in the case of the elderly, the share of non-regular employees has been rising. The reason is likely that many are hired as temporary or part-time workers after reaching retirement age. 2 For details, see Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, FY2017 Basic Survey of Gender Equality in Employment Management (available only in Japanese), July 2018. Chart 2 Employment of Women and the Elderly 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Feb. 1984 Feb. 86 Feb. 88 Feb. 90 Feb. 92 Feb. 94 Feb. 96 Feb. 98 Aug. 99 Aug. 2000 Aug. 01 02/Q2 02/Q4 03/Q2 03/Q4 04/Q2 04/Q4 05/Q2 05/Q4 06/Q2 06/Q4 07/Q2 07/Q4 08/Q2 08/Q4 09/Q2 09/Q4 10/Q2 10/Q4 11/Q2 11/Q4 12/Q2 12/Q4 13/Q2 13/Q4 14/Q2 14/Q4 15/Q2 15/Q4 16/Q2 16/Q4 17/Q2 17/Q4 18/Q2 18/Q4 Number of regular employees (both sexes, aged 65 years and over) Number of non-regular employees (both sexes, aged 65 years and over) Number of regular employees (female) Number of non-regular employees (female) Rate of non-regular employees (female, right scale) Rate of non-regular employees (both sexes, aged 65 years and over, right scale) Rate of non-regular employees (both sexes, aged 15-64 years, right scale) mil. persons Introduction of QQE % Note: Regular employees and non-regular employees exclude executives of companies and corporations. The figures for "Before QQE" and "After QQE" show the annualized growth rates of employees from 2008/Q1 to 2013/Q1 and those from 2013/Q1 to 2018/Q4, respectively. Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, "Labour Force Survey." Before QQE After QQE Non-regular employees(female) +1.2% (annualized) +2.6% Regular employees (female) +0.2% (annualized) +2.0% Before QQE After QQE Non-regular employees(both sexes, aged 65 years and over) +5.7% (annualized) +12.1% Regular employees (both sexes, aged 65 years and over) +3.7% (annualized) +6.9%