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THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1985
THE OVERALL EMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR MARCH 1985 BY MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS, TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR MARCH 1984 AND DECEMBER 1984, ARE AS FOLLOWS:
PERSONS ENGAGED (EMPLOYMENT) IN
PERCENTAGE CHANGE*
SELECTED MAJOR
SECTORS OF THE
MAR. 85 ON
ECONOMY
MAR. 84
DEC. 84
MAR. 85
MAR. 84
MAR. 35 J. DEC. 84
MANUFACTURING
869 300
BUILDING AND
71 600
898 900
68 600
867 900
-0.2
-3.5
67 700
-5.4
-1.3
CONSTRUCTION (MANUAL WORKERS ON SITES ONLY)
WHOLESALE AND
RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS
FINANCING,
533 100
573 800 573 400
+7.6
-0.1
165 000
169 500
171 600
+4.0
+1.2
INSURANCE.
REAL ESTATE
AND BUSINESS
SERVICES
* BASED ON UNROUNDED EMPLOYMENT FIGURES.
COMPARING MARCH 1985 WITH DECEMBER 1984, EMPLOYMENT IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES AND THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR DECREASED BY 3.5 PER CENT, 1.3 PER CENT AND 0.1 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY, ON THE OTHER HAND, EMPLOYMENT IN THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR INCREASED BY 1.2 PER CENT.
/THE SURVEY