WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1975
ENCOURAGING INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY ******
A TOTAL OF 623,991 PERSONS WERE EMPLOYED IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS AS AT JUNE 16, 1975, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST EMPLOYMENT SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THIS REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF 32,332 PERSONS OR 5.5 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH THE FIGURE OF 591,659 FOR MARCH 1975.
AT THE INDUSTRY SECTOR LEVEL, MAIN INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN GARMENTS (+7,616), PLASTIC TOYS (+3,724), ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS (+3,706), WOOL KNITTING (+2,731) AND KNIT-WEAR FROM YARN (+2,624).
DECREASES IN EMPLOYMENT OCCURRED IN MANUFACTURE OF RUBBER FOOTWEAR (-961), SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIRING (-704) AND JOB PRINTING (-823).
IN TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT, THE FIVE LARGEST INDUSTRY GROUPS REMAINED WEARING APPAREL, 207,611- TEXTILES, 101,695 PLASTIC PRODUCTS, 65,402 ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPLIANCES AND SUPPLIES, 60,490- ÅND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, 54,004.
COMMENTING ON THE FIGURES, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: +THE INCREASED EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING IS ENCOURAGING BECAUSE IT IS WELL SPREAD AMONG INDUSTRY SECTORS, AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE IMPROVED ORDERS POSITION IN RECENT MONTHS.+
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