FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1989
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SEPTEMBER EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS RELEASED * * * * *
THERE WERE 844,600 PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN SEPTEMBER 1988, REPRESENTING A DECREASE OF 3.5 PER CENT IN COMPARISON WITH SEPTEMBER 1987, ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
EMPLOYMENT IN THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AT 698,500 IN SEPTEMBER 1988, WAS 7.9 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN SEPTEMBER 1987.
EMPLOYMENT IN THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, AT 230,500, WAS UP BY 9.9 PER CENT.
EMPLOYMENT AT CONSTRUCTION SITES INCREASED BY 2.5 PER CENT COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1987.
A DEPARTMENTAL SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IN SEPTEMBER 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
IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR; FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES THERE IS A SEPARATE EMPLOYMENT SURVEY COVERING CONSTRUCTION
• RETAIL, AND THE SECTOR. SITES.
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