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THE LABOUR SECTOR
Labour force characteristics
Labour force
'000
3rd Qtr.86
2 722
0.6
3.2
Unemployed
'000
3rd Qtr.86
81
0.5
-14.5
Employed
'000
3rd Qtr.86
2 641
0.6
3.9
Labour force participation
rate
3rd Qtr.86
65.3
-0.2
0.5
Adjusted unemployment rate
3rd Qtr.86
2.8
-6.7
-15.2
Employment
Manufacturing
'000
Jun 86
886
5.3
1.4
Finance, insurance, real
'000
Jun 86
189
2.0
6.6
estate & business services
Wholesale, retail and
'000
Jun 86
432
1.8
4.2
import/export trades
Restaurants and hotels
'000
Jun 86
179
4.5
2.7
Building and construction
sites
'000
Jun 86
64
-3.1
-0.4
Civil service
'000
Jun 86
176
0.5
1.5
Wages
Index of manufacturing wage
rates (Mar 1982 = 100)
Real, including fringe
benefits
Nominal, including fringe
benefits
270
Jun 86
103
0.4
2.3
Jun 86
134
1.9
5.5