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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1983
SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY
NOMINAL INDEX OF
PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED
(JUNE 1980 - 100)
SEPT 81
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
SEPT 82
ON
SEPT 82
SEPT 81
MANUFACTURING
122.5
140.3
+14.5
WHOLESALE AND
124.8
137.7
+10.3
RETAIL, IMPORT
AND EXPORT. AND
RESTAURANTS
AND HOTELS
FINANCE
INSURANCE,
120.2
138.9
+15.6
REAL ESTATE AND
BUSINESS SERVICES
REAL INDEX OF
SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF
THE ECONOMY
PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED
(JUNE 1980 = 100)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
SEPT 82
SEPT 81
SEPT 82
ON SEPT 81
MANUFACTURING
102.3
107.3
+ 4.9
WHOLESALE AND
104.2
105.4
+ 1.2
RETAIL, IMPORT
AND EXPORT, AND
RESTAURANTS AND
HOTELS
FINANCE, INSURANCE,
100.3
106.3
+ 6.0
REAL ESTATE AND
BUSINESS SERVICES
COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1981, INCREASES OF 14.5 PER CENT, 10.3 PER CENT AND 15.6 PER CENT WERE REGISTERED IN THE NOMINAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AND THE FINANCE, INSURANCE
THE REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR RESPECTIVELY. INCREASE IN THE MAUFACTURING SECTOR, AT 14.5 PER CENT, WAS DUE PARTLY TO A CHANGE IN THE COMPOSITION OF WORKERS AS A RESULT OF THE DECREASE IN DEMAND FOR CASUAL WORKERS RELATIVE TO A YEAR AGO. OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE REAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED SHOWED INCREASES OF 4.9 PER CENT, 1.2 PER CENT AND 6.0 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY 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.
/EMPLOYMENT FIGURES