SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 1979
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DECEMBER 1978 EMPLOYMENT FIGURES
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A RECENT EMPLOYMENT SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT SHOWED THAT IN DECEMBER 1978, THERE WERE 280,300 PEOPLE ENGAGED IN WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT-EXPORT TRADES, AN INCREASE OF 11,160 OR 4.1 PER CENT OVER SEPTEMBER 1978 AND 12,270 OR 4.6 PER CENT OVER DECEMBER 1977.
EMPLOYMENT IN RESTAURANTS, CAFES AND BARS REACHED 102,440 PEOPLE, BEING 1.4 PER CENT AND 1.7 PER CENT ABOVE THE SEPTEMBER 1978 AND DECEMBER 1977 FIGURES.
THE SURVEY ALSO SHOWED 18,820 PEOPLE ENGAGED IN HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES, AN INCREASE OF 6.4 PER CENT OVER SEPTEMBER 1978. WHEN COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1977, THE EMPLOYMENT IN HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES ROSE BY 7.3 PER CENT.
DETAILS OF EMPLOYMENT IN WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT-EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS IN DECEMBER 1978 AND SEPTEMBER 1978 AND A COMPARISON BETWEEN THEM ARE
PERSONS ENGAGED
PERSONS ENGAGED
IN
DECEMBER 1978
IN SEPTEMBER 1978
CHANGES OF DEC. 1978
OVER SEPT. 1978
PERSONS
%
WHOLESALE TRADE
41,680
40,390
+ 1,290
+ 3.2
RETAIL TRADE
141,860
134,880
+ 6,980
+ 5.2
IMPORT-EXPORT
BUSINESS
96,770
93,870
+ 2,890
+ 3.1
RESTAURANTS
102,440
101,000
+ 1,430
+1.4
CAFES AND
BARS
HOTELS AND
18,820
17,690
+ 1,130
+ 6.4
BOARDING
HOUSES
TOTAL
401,560
387,830
+13,730
+ 3.5
NOTE: COMPONENTS MAY NOT ADD UP TO TOTAL DUE TO ROUNDING UP OF
FIGURES.
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