9
-
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1988
ON EMPLOYMENT, THE MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED
REPORTED THAT THE JULY 1988 LEVEL WAS 1 PER CENT ABOVE THAT IN JUNE 1988, BUT WAS LOWER BY 6 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH JULY 1987.
ΤΟ THE EMPLOYMENT
THE INCREASE OVER JUNE 1988 WAS MAINLY DUE OF SUMMER WORKERS IN SOME OF THE INDUSTRIES SURVEYED.
COMPARED WITH JUNE 1988, EMPLOYMENT IN JULY 1988 INCREASED MODERATELY IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY MAINLY DUE ΤΟ THE RECRUITMENT OF SUMMER WORKERS.
OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, EMPLOYMENT IN THE WEARING APPAREL, FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS AND THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES INCREASED SLIGHTLY.
COMPARING JULY 1988 WITH JULY 1987, EMPLOYMENT DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY AND MODERATELY IN TIE WEARING APPAREL, TEXTILES AND THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
INDUSTRIES, BUT INCREASED SLIGHTLY IN THE FOOD AND DRINKS INDUSTRY.
PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN THE MANUFACTURING FIRMS SURVEYED INCREASED, IN CURRENT PRICE TERMS, BY 2 PER CENT IN JULY 1988 OVER JUNE 1988, AND BY 17 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH JULY 1987.
COMPARED WITH JUNE 1988, PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN JULY 1988 INCREASED MODERATELY IN THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY AND TO A LESSER EXTENT IN THE WEARING APPAREL AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES, BUT DECREASED MODERATELY
IN THE TEXTILES INDUSTRY.
COMPARING JULY
INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY
1988 WITH JULY 1987, PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN MOST INDUSTRIES SURVEYED.
AMONG THE VARIOUS INDUSTRIES, THE TEXTILES THE SLOWEST INCREASE IN PER CAPITA EARNINGS.
INDUSTRY RECORDED
IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR, EMPLOYMENT IN JULY 1988 INCREASED SLIGHTLY OVER JUNE 1988 BUT REMAINED AT ABOUT THE SAME LEVEL AS IN JULY 1987.
ON THE OTHER HAND, PER CAPITA BARNINGS INCREASED MODERATELY OVER JUNE 1988 AND SUBSTANTIALLY OVER JULY 1987.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED ᎢᎻᎪᎢ . FOR THIS SECTOR, THE EMPLOYMENT FIGURES COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.
IN THE SERVICE SECTORS SURVEYED, THE OVERALL LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT IN JULY 1988 INCREASED WHEN COMPARED WITH BOTII JUNE 1988 AND JULY 1987.
PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN JULY 1988 INCREASED MODERATELY OVER JUNE 1988 DUE TO SALARY REVISIONS AND ISSUE OF BONUSES IN SOME HOTELS AND PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES.
/SIGNIFICANT INCREASES
Page 10Page 11