WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1977
MAIN INCREASES OR DECREASES AT THE INDUSTRY SECTOR LEVEL BETWEEN MARCH AND JUNE 1977 ARE AS FOLLOWS :-
CHANGE OF JUNE 1977 OVER MARCH 1977
PERSONS
ENGAGED
PERSONS ENGAGED
PERSONS ENGAGED
IN JUNE IN MARCH IN JUNE
PERSONS
INDUSTRY SECTOR
1976
1977
1977
ENGAGED
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
PLASTIC TOYS
42,274
41,108
47,760
+ 6,652
+ 16.2
ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
62,434
68,490
75,134
+ 6,644
9.7
MISCELLANEOUS PLASTIC
PRODUCTS
30,556
29,276
32,484
+ 3,208
+ 11.0
FABRICATED METAL
PRODUCTS EXCEPT
MACHINERY AND
EQUIPMENT, NOT
ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
27,700
28,412
30,501
+ 2,089
7.4
KNITWEAR FROM YARN
21,523
21,840 22,745
905
4.1
PLASTIC FLOWERS AND
FOLIAGE
6,501
6,771 7,509
737
+ 10.9
BUFFING, POLISHING
AND ELECTRO-PLATING
4,065
5,137
5,696
+
559
+ 10.9
JOB PRINTING
13,740
14,414
14,924
510
+
3.5
SOFT DRINKS AND
CARBONATED WATERS
INDUSTRIES
2,515 2,218
2,718
500
+ 22.5
GARMENTS EXCEPT
KNITWEAR FROM YARN
208,016 205,633 201,800 - 3,833
1.9
COTTON WEAVING
33,448 28,354
20,528 19,967
27,081 - 1,273
18,710
-
4.5
- 1,257
-
6.3
COTTON SPINNING
DETAILED FIGURES OF EMPLOYMENT FOR OTHER INDUSTRY GROUPS AND BREAKDOWNS BY INDUSTRY SECTORS ARE OBTAINABLE ON REQUEST FROM THE EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
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