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FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1979
THE MAIN INCREASES FROM NOVEMBER 1978 TO FEBRUARY 1979 ARE:
CHANGE OF FEB. 1979
OVER NOV. 1978
TRADE/
PERSONS ENGAGED IN
PERSONS ENGAGED IN
SERVICES
FEB. 1978
NOV. 1978*
PERSONS ENGAGED IN FEB. 1979
PERSONS ENGAGED
% CHANGE
MONETARY
30,572
33,771
34,614
+ 843
+ 2.5
INSTITUTIONS
(INCLUDING
BANKS)
REAL ESTATE
13,323
15,234
15,642
+ 408
+ 2.7
COMPANIES
AND AGENCIES
ENGINEERING,
4,505
6,149
6,480
+ 331
+ 5.4
ARCHITECTURAL
AND TECHNICAL
SERVICES
OTHER FINANCIAL 9,847
13,163
13,443
+ 280
+ 2.1
INSTITUTIONS
DETAILED EMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR VARIOUS TRADE 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 REGISTRATION
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 FOURTH QUARTER 1978 SURVEYS ALL THE RECORDS RECEIVED IN THAT QUARTER AND, AS A RESULT, THE FOURTH QUARTER 1978 EMPLOYMENT FIGURES WERE SLIGHTLY UNDER-ESTIMATED. IN THE FIRST QUARTER 1979 SURVEYS, INFORMATION ON THE FOURTH QUARTER 1978 EMPLOYMENT WAS COLLECTED FROM THE RELEVANT ESTABLISHMENTS. THE REVISED FIGURES QUOTED ABOVE ARE FINAL.
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