TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1988
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SEPTEMBER EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS
SECTOR THERE WERE 875,300 PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURING
REPRESENTING IN SEPTEMBER 1987,
AN INCREASE OF O
PER .6
CENT IN COMPARISON WITH SEPTEMBER 1986, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
EMPLOYMENT IN THE
WHOLESALE AND
RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT SECTOR, AT
IN 647,600
SEPTEMBER
TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS 1987, WAS 5.3 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN SEPTEMBER 1986.
IN EMPLOYMENT
THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, AT 209,900, WAS UP BY 9.8 PER CENT.
CONSTRUCTION SITES INCREASED BY
AND EMPLOYMENT ON BUILDING 3.4 PER CENT COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1986.
A DEPARTMENTAL
SPOKESMAN SAID THE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED FROM THE MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IN SEPTEMBER 1987 WERE DERIVED
EVERY QUARTER SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
THESE SECTORS COVER THE AND RETAIL, IMPORT SECTOR:
THE AND SERVICES SECTOR.
AND ESTATE
MANUFACTURING SECTOR; THE AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL
WHOLESALE AND HOTELS BUSINESS
THERE IS A SEPARATE EMPLOYMENT CONSTRUCTION SITES.
SURVEY COVERING BUILDING AND
L
FOR SEPTEMBER 1987
IN THESE CORRESPONDING
THE OVERALL EMPLOYMENT FIGURES SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS, BY COMPARISON WITH THE FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER 1986 AND JUNE 1987, ARE AS FOLLOWS:-
PERSONS ENGAGED (EMPLOYMENT) IN
PERCENTAGE CHANGE*
SELECTED MAJOR
SECTORS OF THE
ECONOMY
SEPT. 86
JUNE
87 SEPT. 87
SEPT. 87 SEPT. 87
ON SEPT. 86
ON JUNE
87
MANUFACTURING
869,800
895,600
875,300
+ 0.6
-
2.3
BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION
(MANUAL WORKERS ON SITES ONLY)
69,000
70,900
71,300
+ 3.4
+ 0.6
/WHOLESALE AND ....