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TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1982
EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS FOR SEPTEMBER 1981
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY PUBLISHED EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS FOR MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IN SEPTEMBER 1981.
THESE WERE DERIVED FROM THE SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL CONDUCTED EVERY QUARTER BY THE DEPARTMENT COVERING THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR- THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTORS.
A SEPARATE EMPLOYMENT SURVEY COVERS BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.
THE OVERALL FIGURES. TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER 1980 AND JUNE 1981 ARE AS FOLLOWS:
EMPLOYMENT IN
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
SECTOR OF
THE ECONOMY
SEP 80
JUN 81
SEP 81
SEP 81 ON SEP 81 ON
SEP 80
JUN 81
MANUFACTURING
892 100
942 800
904 600
+1.4
-4.0
BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION
(MANUAL WORKERS ON SITES ONLY)
WHOLESALE AND
RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT. AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS
FINANCE,
INSURANCE
REAL ESTATE
89 700
86 800
82 700 - 7.7
-4.7
447 300
455 800
474 000
+ 6.0
+4.0
AND BUSINESS SERVICES
126 600 141 700 148 900 +17.7
+5.1
COMPARING THE FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER 1981 WITH THOSE FOR THE SAME TIME IN 1980, THERE WERE INCREASES IN EMPLOYMENT IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR AND THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR.
THE RAPID GROWTH RATE IN THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT IN THIS SECTOR IN SEPTEMBER 1981, AT 148 900 WAS 17.7 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN SEPTEMBER 19.
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