BIS central bankers’ speeches  1  made in and outside Japan, and these have bolstered nonmanufacturers’ profitability as well as manufacturers’ ability to make profits through globalization; firms’ demand for labor has generally risen and the employment and income situation has continued to improve; and the household labor supply has been increasing, with voluntary labor force participation by women and the elderly.
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