FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1979
CHANGE OF MARCH 1979
OVER DEC. 1978
PERSONS
PERSONS
PERSONS
NATURE OF
ENGAGED IN
ENGAGED IN
ENGAGED IN
PERSONS
X
BUSINESS
MARCH 1978
DEC. 1978*
MARCH 1979
ENGAGED
CHANGE
WHOLESALE
39,434
42,831
42,131
700
- 1.6
TRADE
RETAIL
133,753
145,511
140,607
-4,904
-
3.4
TRADE
IMPORT/
96,364
98,695
97,576
-1,119
- 1.1
EXPORT
BUSINESS
RESTAURANTS,
100,834
105,470
104,853
- 617
0.6
CAFES AND
BARS
HOTELS AND
17,737
18,878
18,776
102
- 0.5
BOARDING
HOUSES
TOTAL
388,122
41.1,385
403,943
-7.442
-
1.8
ANOTHER EMPLOYMENT SURVEY REVEALED THAT IN FEBRUARY 1979 THERE WERE 100,389 PEOPLE ENGAGED IN THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES.
OF THESE, 34,614 WERE ENGAGED IN MONETARY INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING BANKS, 15,642 IN REAL ESTATE COMPANIES AND 13,443 IN FINANCING INSTITUTIONS OTHER THAN MONETARY INSTITUTIONS.
WHEN COMPARED WITH 98,225 PEOPLE ENGAGED IN NOVEMBER 1978, THE FEBRUARY FIGURE REPRESENTED AN INCREASE OF 2,164 OR 2.2 PER CENT.
WHEN COMPARED WITH 184,458 PEOPLE ENGAGED IN THE CORRESPONDING QUARTER IN 1978, THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 15,900 OR 19 PER CENT.
THE MAIN