The 21st Century is an age where we should aim for peace of mind. By having the workplace and home in the same vicinity, one’s environment adds to slower-paced lifestyles that nurture creative minds. In recent years, Shimane Prefecture has made the construction of higher-education facilities that produce an exciting source of intellectuals, and this has blessed us with a creative workforce that supports corporate development.

Major education facilities

Prefectural university graduate employment rates (including junior colleges and polytechnics) (Survey by the Shimane Prefecture Employment Security Division)	Prefectural high-school graduate employment rates (Ministry of Education: The RePort of Basic Research on Schools)

Average monthly salary (company with 30 or more employees) (Ministry of Labor: 2001 RePort on Monthly Labor Statistics)

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Shimane Prefecture Industrial and Commercial Labor Development Industrial Land Development Division
kigyo-richi@pref.shimane.jp

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