SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1983
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FURTHER DETAILS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS OF THE EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
MR AU HOO-KIT MR CHIU FOOK-CHING
5-434185, MR NG KUNG-TAK 5-439398.
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5-455661, AND
DETAILS OF EMPLOYMENT IN SELECTED INDUSTRIES
1. MANUFACTURING SECTOR
EMPLOYMENT IN
PERCENTAGE CHANGE+
INDUSTRY GROUP
JUN. 82
MAR. 83 JUN. 83
JUN. 83
ON JUN. 82
JUN. 83
ON
MAR. 83
WEARING APPAREL
(EXCLUDING
KNITWEAR
FROM YARN)
260 900 254 900
261 700
+0.3
+2.7
TEXTILES (INCLUDING
KNITWEAR FROM
117 600
110 700
117 300
-0.2
+6.0
YARN)
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPLIANCES AND
SUPPLIES, INCLUDING
ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
94 300
124 300 116 500
83 500
137 100 +10.3
+17.7
94 900
+ 0.7
+13.7
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
II. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SECTOR
(MANUAL WORKERS ON SITES ONLY)
81 100 70 700 73 800
- 9.0
+ 4.4
EMPLOYMENT IN
PERCENTAGE CHANGE+
CONTRACTING PARTY JUN. 82 MAR. 83
JUN. 83
JUN. 83
ON JUN. 82
JUN. 83
ON MAR. 83
HOUSING DEPARTMENT
14 500
15 900
16 500
+13.9
+3.6
OTHER GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENTS +
19 700
17 800
17 800
9.9
-0.4
REAILWAY
CONSTRUCTION ++
3.000
PRIVATE SECTOR+++
47 100
5 800
36 800
6 000
34 100
+99.2
+4.8
-27.6
/+ALL SITES
-7.4