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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1988
EMPLOYMENT AT BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION SITES ON THE OTHER
HAND DECREASED BY 0.8 PER CENT COMPARED WITH JUNE 1987.
A DEPARTMENTAL SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IN JUNE 1988 WERE DERIVED FROM THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
THESE SECTORS COVER 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.
THERE IS A SEPARATE EMPLOYMENT SURVEY COVERING BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.
THE OVERALL EMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR JUNE 1988 IN THESE SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS, WITH COMPARISONS WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR JUNE 1987 AND MARCH 1988, ARE AS FOLLOWS:
PERSONS ENGAGED (EMPLOYMENT) IN*
PERCENTAGE CHANGE **
SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE
ECONOMY
JUN. 87 MAR. 88 JUN. 88
JUN. 88
ON JUN. 87
JUN. 88
ON MAR.
88
MANUFACTURING
895,600 849,100 869,000
3.0
+ 2.3
BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION
(MANUAL WORKERS ON SITES ONLY)
70,900
74,100
70,300
- 0.8
5.2
WHOLESALE AND
RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT
TRADES AND
RESTAURANTS
AND HOTELS
FINANCING,
INSURANCE,
REAL ESTATE
648,700
673,300 710,400
+ 9.5
+ 5.5
AND BUSINESS
SERVICES
204,700
213,900 225,700
* FIGURES ARE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST HUNDRED.
**
BASED ON UNROUNDED EMPLOYMENT FIGURES.
+10.3
+ 5.5
/COMPARING JUNE