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Wodnosday, February 4, 1970
Vacancios were reported in a wide range of industries, the most
notable boing: garments 4,571; plastics 2,873; olectronics 2,714; motal
products 1,239; and cotton spinning and woaving 1,138.
Mr. Hothorington said the co-oporation of managemonts in responding
to the quarterly survoy had rosulted in "comploto coverage for all industrial
undertakings employing over 200 persons, while for those industrial undertakings
cmploying 50 to 200 persons, the response rate had been 96 per cent.
Large and modium concerns accounted for about three quarters of the
total industrial population.
Difficulty continued to be experienced in obtaining returns from
small firms
with the result that the overall response rate for all industrial undertakings was 64 por cont.
Roviowing the yoar as a whole, he said industrial development had continuod throughout 1969.
During the yoar, the number of industrial undertakings increased
by 2,475, and tho mumber of employees rose by 54,810.
But despite this expansion, reported vacancies at the end of 1969
stood at 18,312, against 10,110 roportod at the end of 1968.
The following table shows tho overall statistics for each of the
four quartors of the year:
1969
Undertakings
employees
reported vacancies
first quartor
12,763
523,945
16,953
second quarter
13,153
535,335
22,643
third quarter
14,407
559,712
18,566
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fourth quartor
14,754
561,563
18,312
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/Mr. Hetherington
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