5.11
In June
1986,
employment on
building
and
construction
sites
showed
little change
over the same
month last
year
(10).
A
breakdown by sectors
shows
different movements. While employment on private sector sites increased by 7%, employment on public sector sites decreased by 10%, largely reflecting the completion of the MTR Island Line. In line with these changes, there was a
shift in the distribution of employment from
civil
(10)
/engineering
Number of manual workers engaged in public sector and private sector projects :
Public
Private
Total
1984 Mar
37 766
(-4.5)
33 842
(-8.1)
71 608
(-6.2)
Jun
33 299
(-17.4)
33 741
(-1.0)
67 040
(-9.9)
Sep
33 620
(-17.5)
34 112
(12.1)
67 732
(-4.8)
Dec
32 569
(-16.8)
36 034
(14.6)
68 603
(-2.8)
1985 Mar
30 698
(-18.7)
37 034
(9.4)
67 732
(-5.4)
Jun
28 518
(-14.4)
35 738
(5.9)
64 256
(-4.2)
Sep
28 353
(-15.7)
36 074
(5.8)
64 427
(-4.9)
dec
28 258
(-13.2)
38 055
(5.6)
66 313
(-3.3)
1986 Mar
27 117
(-11.7)
38 905
(5.1)
66 022
(-2.5)
Jun
25 702
(-9.9)
38 290
(7.1)
63 992
(-0.4)
Note :
() % change on the same period of preceding year.
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