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FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1983
SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, PAYROLL
AND ORDERS-ON-HAND FOR NOVEMBER 1982
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY RELEASED STATISTICS FROM THE MONTHLY SURVEY FOR NOVEMBER 1982. THE SURVEY COVERED A PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURING COMPANIES (CHOSEN BY REFERENCE TO THE IR EMPLOYMENT SIZE IN SEPTEMBER 1979) AS WELL AS OF THE 43 LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND SELECTED SERVICES SECTORS. AS THE SAMPLE WAS NOT DRAWN ON A RANDOM BASIS, THE RESULTS ON MAGNITUDE OF CHANGE MIGHT NOT REFLECT THE EXPERIENCE OF THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE, BUT SHOULD GIVE A USEFUL INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ECONOMY IN THE SHORT TERM.
FOR ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED TAKEN TOGETHER, EMPLOYMENT DECLINED SLIGHTLY IN NOVEMBER 1982 AS COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH. EMPLOYMENT DECLINED IN THE PLASTICS, AND ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES OWING TO LABOUR TURNOVER AND THE RETRENCHMENT OF WORKERS BY SEVERAL FACTORIES SURVEYED.
TAKING ALL OF THE MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED AS A WHOLE, PAYROLL AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS ROSE SLIGHTLY WHEN COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH. PAYROLL AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS ROSE IN THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, WEARING APPAREL, AND ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES AS BONUSES WERE PAID BY A FEW FACTORIES SURVEYED, AND AS SEVERANCE PAY WAS AWARDED TO THE WORKERS LAID OFF BY A FEW OTHER FACTORIES.
EMPLOYMENT DECLINED IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR FOLLOWING THE RETRENCHMENT OF EMPLOYEES BY SEVERAL COMPANIES SURVEYED DUE TO FEWER CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT HAND. PER CAPITA EARNINGS, ON THE OTHER HAND, INCREASED ON ACCOUNT OF THE SEVERANCE PAY AWARDED TO WORKERS LAID OFF.
PAYROLL AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS DROPPED IN THE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND THE OTHERS+ CATEGORY OF THE SERVICES SECTOR FOLLOWING THE AWARD OF BONUSES AND GRATUITIES BY A FEW COMPANIES SURVEYED IN THE PRECEDING MONTH.
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THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND (IN TERMS OF MONTHS) AS REPORTED BY THE MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED FOR NOVEMBER 1982 DECLINED SLIGHTLY AS COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH. ORDERS WERE RECORDED FOR THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS AND PLASTICS INDUSTRIES, WHILE MORE ORDERS WERE RECORDED FOR THE TEXTILES INDUSTRY.
THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT, PER CAPITA EARNINGS AND ORDERS-ON-HAND FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS ARE SHOWN IN THE
ACCOMPANYING TABLE.
THE SURVEY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 1982 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE, AT $1.5 PER COPY, ENQUIRIES ON THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE MADE TO THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (AT 3-7212832).
/A. EMPLOYMENT