EMPLOYMENT SURVEY ******
THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1978
A TOTAL OF 268,030 PEOPLE WERE EMPLOYED IN WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR AN INCREASE OF SOME 4,000 PERSONS OR 1.5 PER CENT OVER SEPTEMBER 1977 AND DECEMBER 1976, ACCORDING TO A RECENT EMPLOYMENT SURVEY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE SURVEY ALSO SHOWED THAT 118,240 PERSONS WERE WORKING IN RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS, AN INCREASE OF 1,660 PERSONS OR 1.4 PER CENT OVER SEPTEMBER 1977. COMPARED WITH 106,890 PERSONS IN DECEMBER 1976, THE FIGURE REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF OVER 10 PER CENT.
DETAILS OF EMPLOYMENT IN WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/ EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS IN DECEMBER AND SEPTEMBER 1977 AND A COMPARISON BETWEEN THEM ARE GIVEN BELOW:
PERSONS ENGAGED
IN SEPTEMBER 1977
PERSONS ENGAGED
CHANGE OF DEC. 1977
IN DECEMBER 1977
OVER SEPT. 1977
PERSONS
12
WHOLESALE
37,880
38,420
540
+1.4
RETAIL
131,990
133,500
+1,510
+1.1
IMPORT/EXPORT
94,270
96,100
+1,830
+1.9
RESTAURANTS,
CAFES AND BARS
99,450
100, 700
+1,250
+1.3
HOTELS AND
BOARDING HOUSES
17,140
17,540
400
+2.3
TOTAL
380,730
386,270
+5,540
+1.5
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