FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1989
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THE OVERALL EMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER 1988 IN THESE SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS, WITH COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER 1987 AND JUNE 1988, ARE AS FOLLOWS:
PERSONS ENGAGED (EMPLOYMENT) IN*
PERCENTAGE CHANGE**
SELECTED MAJOR
SECTORS OF THE
ECONOMY
SEPT 87 JUNE 88 SEPT 88
SEPT 88 ON SEPT 87
SEPT 88 ON JUNE 88
MANUFACTURING
CONSTRUCTION
71,300
875,300 869,000 844,600
70,300
-3.5
-2.8
73,100
+2.5
+4.0
(MANUAL WORKERS
ON CONSTRUCTION
SITES ONLY)
WHOLESALE AND
647,600 710,400 698,500
+7.9
-1.7
RETAIL, IMPORT
AND EXPORT TRADES
AND RESTAURANTS
AND HOTELS
FINANCING, INSURANCE,
REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES
209,900 225,700 230,500
+9.
9
+2.1
* FIGURES ARE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST HUNDRED. ** BASED ON UNROUNDED EMPLOYMENT FIGURES.
IN THE
COMPARING SEPTEMBER 1988 WITH JUNE 1988, EMPLOYMENT MANUFACTURING AND THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTORS DECREASED BY 2.8 PER CENT AND PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
OVER THE SAME PERIOD, EMPLOYMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION SITES AND IN THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTORS INCREASED BY 4.0 PER CENT AND 2.1 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL ALSO PROVIDES VACANCY STATISTICS FOR THESE SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS (EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION SITES WHICH ARE COVERED IN A SEPARATE SURVEY).
THE VACANCY DATA TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER 1987 AND JUNE 1988 ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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