THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1989
IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR, EMPLOYMENT IN NOVEMBER 1988 SHOWED
WHEN CHANGE
WITH OCTOBER 1988, BUT INCREASED
COMPARED
LITTLE MODERATELY OVER NOVEMBER 1987.
WHEN BY SOME WHEN
PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN NOVEMBER 1988 DECREASED MODERATELY COMPARED
BONUSES WITH OCTOBER 1988 FOLLOWING THE ISSUE OF FIRMS IN THE PRECEDING MONTH, BUT INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1987.
IT
COMPANY
SUB-CONTRACTORS
SHOULD BE NOTED THAT FIGURES FOR THIS SECTOR COVER EMPLOYEES ONLY SITE WORKERS EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY ARE NOT INCLUDED.
LEVEL OVERALL
COMPARED WITH
OF
IN THE SERVICE SECTORS SURVEYED, THE EMPLOYMENT IN NOVEMBER 1988 SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE When OCTOBER 1988, BUT INCREASED MODERATELY OVER NOVEMBER 1987.
SLIGHTLY
WHEN BY SOME
BONUSES
PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN NOVEMBER 1988 DECREASED COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1988 FOLLOWING THE ISSUE OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMPANIES IN THE PRECEDING MONTH.
COMPARING NOVEMBER 1988 WITH NOVEMBER 1987, PER CAPITA EARNINGS PARTICULARLY INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE SERVICE SECTORS SURVEYED, IN BANKS AND HOTELS.
THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT CAPITA EARNINGS ARE SHOWN IN TABLES 1 TO 3 BELOW.
THE SURVEY
AND PER
LARGEST COVERED A PANEL OF THE 200 IN AND COMPANIES
THE 50 LARGEST COMPANIES SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS, CHOSEN BY REFERENCE SIZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.
MANUFACTURING
THE
CONSTRUCTION
AND
TO
THEIR EMPLOYMENT
DEPARTMENT AS THE SAMPLE WAS NOT DRAWN ON A RANDOM BASIS, THE
BY THE SURVEY CAUTIONED THAT
MAGNITUDES OF CHANGES INDICATED THE RESULTS MIGHT NOT REFLECT THE EXPERIENCE OF THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE.
IN
NEVERTHELESS, THESE ARE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE A USEFUL INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENTS THE ECONOMY IN THE SHORT TERM.
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SURVEY REPORT
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