FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES
185,700 194,300
SUNDAY, JULY 12, 1987
2
197,200
+6.2
+1.5
* BASED ON UNROUNDED EMPLOYMENT FIGURES. ** LESS THAN 0.05%
DECEMBER
1986,
IN EMPLOYMENT
THE PERIOD,
COMPARING MARCH 1987 WITH MANUFACTURING SECTOR DECREASED BY 0.1 PER CENT. OVER THE SAME EMPLOYMENT IN THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR REMAINED FAIRLY
TRADES AND STABLE. ON THE OTHER REAL ESTATE AND
INSURANCE,
AND
THE FINANCING, IN EMPLOYMENT HAND,
BUILDING ON SECTOR BUSINESS SERVICES INCREASED BY 1.5 PER CENT AND 1.4 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
AND
CONSTRUCTION
SITES
ECONOMIC
SECTORS,
THE
THE SURVEY ALSO PROVIDES VACANCY STATISTICS FOR THESE MAJOR SECTORS, OTHER THAN FOR BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION.
TOGETHER FIGURES BY
MAJOR SELECTED COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR MARCH 1986 AND 1986, ARE AS FOLLOWS:
NUMBER OF REPORTED
VACANCIES IN
SELECTED OVERALL
WITH DECEMBER
A
PERCENTAGE CHANGE*
SELECTED MAJOR
SECTORS OF THE
ECONOMY
MAR. 86
DEC. 86
MAR. 87
MAR. 87 ON MAR. 86
MAR. 87 ON DEC. 86
MANUFACTURING
25,880
25,760
47.790
+84.7
+85.5
WHOLESALE AND
8.110
10,850 16,000
+97.2
+47.5
RETAIL, IMPORT
AND EXPORT TRADES
AND RESTAURANTS
AND HOTELS
FINANCING,
3,050
3,300
5,280
+72.8
+60.0
INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE
AND BUSINESS
SERVICES
* BASED ON UNROUNDED VACANCY FIGURES.
EXPORT
REPORTED VACANCIES FOR RELATIVE TO MARCH 1986, THE NUMBER OF THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR; THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR AND THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, PER CENT. REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR INCREASED BY 81,7
.2 PER CENT AND 72.8 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
97
/COMPARED WITH