WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1979
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THE MORE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT AT THE INDUSTRY SECTOR LEVEL BETWEEN MARCH 1979 AND DECEMBER 1978 WERE AS FOLLOWS:
CHANGE OF MARCH 1979
OVER DEC. 1978
PERSONS *
PERSONS
ENGAGED IN
ENGAGED IN
PERSONS
%
INDUSTRY SECTOR
DEC. 1978
MARCH 1979
ENGAGED
CHANGE
ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
74,534
69,299
-5,235
- 7.0
GARMENTS EXCEPT
KNITWEAR FROM
211,202
209,923
-1,279
- 0.6
YARN
MISCELLANEOUS
FABRICATED
31,693
30,785
908
-
2.9
METAL PRODUCTS
PLASTIC TOYS
46,201
45,338
863
- 1.9
WATCHES AND CLOCKS
21,182
23,430
+2,248
+10.6
JOB PRINTING
15,695
16,787
+1,092
+ 7.0
COTTON WEAVING
26,059
26,801
742
+ 2.8
GLOVES
11,574
12,248
674
+ 5.8
DETAILED EMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR VARIOUS INDUSTRY GROUPS AND SECTORS ARE OBTAINABLE ON REQUEST FROM THE EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
* REVISED FIGURES. THE RECORDS OF BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS
KEPT IN THE BUSINESS REGISTRATION OFFICE ARE USED AS THE BASIC FRAME OF THE EMPLOYMENT SURVEYS. A CHANGE IN THE PROCEDURES FOR UPDATING THESE RECORDS IN THE SECOND HALF OF 1978 RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SUCH RECORDS BEING TRANSMITTED TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO INCLUDE IN THE DECEMBER 1978 SURVEY ALL THE RECORDS RECEIVED IN THAT QUARTER AND, AS A RESULT, THE DECEMBER 1978 EMPLOYMENT FIGURES WERE SLIGHTLY UNDER-ESTIMATED. IN THE MARCH 1979 SURVEY, INFORMATION ON THE DECEMBER 1978 EMPLOYMENT WAS COLLECTED FROM THE RELEVANT ESTABLISHMENTS. THE REVISED FIGURES QUOTED ABOVE ARE FINAL.
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