TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1984
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE STATISTICS FOR MAJOR SECTORS. F THE ECONOMY IN JUNE 1984 WERE DERIVED FROM THE SURVEY OF
PLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL CONDUCTED EVERY QUARTER BY THE DEPARTMENT, COVER ING THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, THE WHOLE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AND THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR.
A SEPARATE EMPLOYMENT SURVEY COVERS BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. THE OVERALL FIGURES BY MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS, TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR JUNE 1983 AND MARCH 1984, ARE AS FOLLOWS:
PERSONS ENGAGED (EMPLOYMENT) IN
PERCENTAGE CHANGE *
SELECTED MAJOR
SECTORS OF
THE ECONOMY
JUNE 83
MAR. 84
JUNE 84
JUNE 84 ON JUNE 83
JUNE 84 ON MAR. 84
MANUFACTURING
903 400
869 300
922 400
+2.1
+6.1
BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION
(MANUAL WORKERS
ON SITES ONLY)
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT
TRADES, AND
RESTAURANTS
AND HOTELS
FINANCE,
INSURANCE
REAL ESTATE
AND BUSINESS
SERVICES
74 400
71 600
67 000
-9.9
-6.4
520 400
533 100
548 600
+5.4
+2.9
163 300 165 000
167 300
+2.5
+1.4
* BASED ON UNROUNDED EMPLOYMENT FIGURES.
RELATIVE TO MARCH 1984, EMPLOYMENT INCREASED BY 6.1 PER CENT FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, BY 2.9 PER CENT FOR THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AND BY 1.4 PER CENT FOR THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR. HOWEVER, EMPLOYMENT IN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES DECREASED BY 6.4 PER CENT.
THE SURVEY ALSO PROVIDED VACANCY STATISTICS FOR THESE MAJOR SECTORS, OTHER THAN FOR BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION. THE OVERALL FIGURES BY MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS. TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR JUNE 1983 AND MARCH 1984, ARE AS FOLLOWS:
SELECTED MAJOR