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ON THE OTHER HAND, EMPLOYMENT IN THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR INCREASED BY 2.7 PER CENT. OVER THE SAME PERIOD, EMPLOYMENT ON BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES DECREASED BY 0.4 PER CENT,
THE SURVEY ALSO PROVIDES VACANCY STATISTICS FOR THESE SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS, OTHER THAN FOR BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION, THE OVERALL FIGURES BY SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS, TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR MARCH 1985 AND DECEMBER 1985, ARE AS FOLLOWS:
NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES IN
PERCENTAGE CHANGE*
SELECTED MAJOR
SECTORS OF THE
ECONOMY
MAR 85
DEC 85
MAR 86
MAR 86 ON MAR 85
MAR 86 ON DEC 85
MANUFACTURING
29 010
WHOLESALE AND
7 710
15 080
5 530
25 880
8 110
-10.8
+71.6
+ 5.2
+46.8
RETAIL, IMPORT
AND EXPORT TRADES
AND RESTAURANTS
AND HOTELS
FINANCING,
2 900
2 350 3 050
+ 5.2
+29.8
INSURANCE
REAL ESTATE
AND BUSINESS
SERVICES
* BASED ON UNROUNDED VACANCY FIGURES
RELATIVE TO MARCH 1985, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR DECREASED BY 10.8 PER CENT. OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES INCREASED BY 5.2 PER CENT FOR BOTH THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR AND THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR.
COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1985, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES INCREASED BY 71.6 PER CENT, 46.8 PER CENT AND 29.8 PER CENT FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR; AND THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, RESPECTIVELY. THE INCREASE IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR WAS PARTICULARLY RAPID.
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