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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1979
THE MORE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT AT THE INDUSTRY SECTOR BETWEEN JUNE 1979 AND MARCH 1979 WERE AS FOLLOWS 1
CHANGE OF JUNE
79 OVER MAR, 79
INDUSTRY SECTOR
PERSONS ENGAGED IN JUNE 1978
PERSONS
PERSONS
ENGAGED IN MARCH 1979
ENGAGED IN PERSONS JUNE 1979
%%
ENGAGED CHANGE
ELECTRONIC
PRODUCTS
77 938
69 299
86 878
+17 579
+25.4
GARMENT. EXCEPT
KNITWEAR FROM YARN 203 804
209 923
216 942
+ 7 019
+ 3.3
PLASTIC TOYS
50 554
45 339
51 491
+ 6 153
+13.6
WATCHES AND CLOCKS
18 110
23 430
28 896
+ 5 466
+23.3
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
OTHER THAN PLASTIC
TOYS AND PLASTIC
33 014
33 818
38 025
+ 4 207
+12.4
FLOWERS
MISCELLANEOUS
FABRICATED METAL
30 959
30 785
33 062
+ 2 277
+ 7.4
PRODUCTS
KNITWEAR FROM YARN
25 652
25 350
27 620
+ 2 270
+ 9.0
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
AND HOUSEWARES
11 075
11 239
13 288
+ 2 049
+18.2
THE SURVEY ALSO SHOWED THAT THERE WERE 104 736 PEOPLE ENGAGED IN FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES AS AT MAY 15, 1979. OF THESE, 35 549 PEOPLE WERE EMPLOYED IN MONETARY INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING BANKS, 15 897 IN REAL ESTATE COMPANIES AND 14 357 IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OTHER THAN BANKS.
THE FIGURE REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 4 300 PEOPLE OR 4.3 PER CENT COMPARED WITH FEBRUARY 1979, AND AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 18 000 PEOPLE OR 20,8 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH MAY 1978.
THE MAIN INCREASES FROM FEBRUARY 1979 TO MAY 1979 ARE SHOWN BELOW :
TRADE/SERVICES
MONETARY
INSTITUTIONS
(INCLUDING BANKS)
PERSONS ENGAGED IN MAY 1978
PERSONS ENGAGED IN FEB. 1979
CHANGE OF MAY 79 OVER FEB. 79
PERSONS
ENGAGED IN PERSONS MAY 1979 ENGAGED
%
CHANGE
31 393
34 614
35 549
935
+ 2.7
/FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
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