According to DGBAS statistics, in 1998 the labor shortage was most severe in the manufacturing sector. The number of jobs for technical specialists, such as engineers and technicians, rose by more than 7000 over the previous year.
根據主計處所公佈的八十七年人力狀況調查結果顯示，去年工業、製造業部門的缺工率最高，技術性職類，如工程師、技術員等，比前年增加七千人以上。