Employment in Manufacturing Sectors,* 1974-1976
ule Se
d
(Number of persons engaged)
1974 Dec 1975 Mar
1975 Jun 1975 Sep 1975 Dee 1976 Mar 1976 Jun 1976 Sep 1976 Dec
d, beverages and tobacco
17,933 16,539
17,247
17,59,7 17,824
18.611 17,966
19,384
18,951
xtiles except wearing apparel
98,222
95,314 101,695
104,319
112,922
114,973 119,615 117,908 115,912
caring apparel except footwear
188,458
195,914 207,611
211,428
238,958
249,883 258,421
273,089 265,913
“year except rubber and blastic footwear
4,218
3,994
4,162
4,211
4,335
4,492 4.626 4,726
4.976
niture, wood and cork
products
14,434 15,056 15,122
14,661 15,129
15,725
15.839
16,086
16,155
nting and publishing
19,297
19,448
18,757 19,372
19,812
19,926
20,572
21,041 22,353
emical, rubber and non-
tallic mineral products
15,879.
15,348
15,032 14,807
14,660 14,938 15,452
15.349 15,811
astic products
59,074
58,942
65,402 61,645
63,706
66,485
79,331
79,427
76,994
ic metal industries
3,098
3,145
3,042.
3,330
3,106
3,161 3.335
3,973 3,607
tal products and machinery
63,346
62,595 64,849
66,571
69,248 70,524 75.350 78,596 81,750
ectrical appliances and Lectronics
64,669
55,774
60,490
60,444
66,353
67,224
79,445 88.672
8,0
ansport equipment
14,064
13,120
12,367
11,842
11,133
11,125
11,421 11,120
11,510
ientific and measuring equip-
**nt and photographic and
optical goods
11,221
10,835 10,318
11,067
13,177
13,231 15,244 17,120
18,449
her products
26,215
25,635
27,397
26,337
28,494
29,134 31,684 31,796 32,774
manufacturing industries
600,128
591,659 623,991
627,631
678,857
698,787' 746,846 778,708 773,746
* in establishments known to the Census and Statistics Department.