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II. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SECTOR
(MANUAL WORKERS ON SITES ONLY)
EMPLOYMENT IN
PERCENTAGE INCREASE
CONTRACTING PARTY SEP 79
JUN 80
SEP 80
SEP BO ON
SEP 79
SEP 80 ON
JUN 80
PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT
16 742
13 756
14 449
-13.7
+5.0
HOUSING DEPARTMENT 16 543
16 435
15 916
- 3.8
-3.2
MASS TRANS IT
RAILWAY
CORPORATION*
5 811
4 913
4 432
-23.7
-9.8
PRIVATE SECTOR
40 986 50 341 51 389
+25.4
+2.1
* CONSTRUCTION SITES UNDER THE MASS TRANSIT
RAILWAY CORPORATION REFER TO MTR CONTRACTS FOR WHICH WORK WAS IN PROGRESS DURING SEPTEMBER 1980.
III. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT,
AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR
EMPLOYMENT IN
PERCENTAGE INCREASE
INDUSTRY GROUP
SEP 79
JUN 80
SEP 80
SEP 80 ON
SEP 79
SEP 80 ON
JUN 80
WHOLESALE TRADE
44 900
48 100
49 800
+11.1
+3.7
RETAIL TRADE
139 600
148 000
149 600
+ 7.1
+1.1
IMPORT/EXPORT
BUSINESS
103 800
112 800
115 000
+10.8
+1.9
RESTAURANTS, CAFES
AND BARS
110 200
113 100
114 000
+ 3.5
+0.8
HOTELS AND
BOARDING HOUSES
19 000
18 900
18 900
- 0.7
-0.3
/IV. FINANCE.