WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1975
UPWARD TREND IN EMPLOYMENT CONTINUES
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THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT THE RISING TREND IN MANUFACTURING AND BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONTINUED IN SEPTEMBER, ACCORDING TO RESULTS OF TWO EMPLOYMENT SURVEYS CONDUCTED RECENTLY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE LATEST EMPLOYMENT SURVEY FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR SHOWS THAT 627,631 PEOPLE WERE ENGAGED IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS AS AT SEPTEMBER 15 THIS YEAR. THIS REPRESENTED AN INCREASE OF 3,640 PEOPLE OR 0.6 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH THE FIGURE OF 623,991 FOR JUNE THIS YEAR.
AT THE INDUSTRY SECTOR LEVEL, MAIN INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN GARMENTS (+4,015), COTTON WEAVING (+1,572), HANDBAGS (+737), JOB PRINTING (+722) AND BLEACHING AND DYEING (+710). DECREASES IN EMPLOYMENT OCCURRED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PLASTIC TOYS (-2,484), KNITWEAR FROM YARN (-1,132), MISCELLANEOUS PLASTIC PRODUCTS (-1,042), WOOL KNITTING (-810) AND GLOVES (-767).
IN TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT, THE FIVE LARGEST INDUSTRY GROUPS REMAINED WEARING APPAREL, 211,428- TEXTILES, 104,319- PLASTIC PRODUCTS, 61,645- ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPLIANCES AND SUPPLIES, 60,444- AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, 54,407.
ANOTHER EMPLOYMENT SURVEY ON IMPORT/EXPORT, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BUSINESSES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SHOWS THAT 344,962 PEOPLE WERE ENGAGED IN THESE SECTORS IN SEPTEMBER COMPARED WITH 340,737 PEOPLE IN JUNE. THIS REPRESENTED AN INCREASE OF 4,225 PEOPLE OR 1.2 PER CENT.
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