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PERSONS ENGAGED (EMPLOYMENT) IN*
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1989
PERCENTAGE CHANGE**
SELECTED MAJOR
SECTORS OF THE
JUN. 89 ON
JUN.
89
ON
ECONOMY
JUN.
88
MAR. 89 JUN. 89
JUN.
MAR. 88
89
MANUFACTURING
CONSTRUCTION
(MANUAL WORKERS ON
CONSTRUCTION SITES ONLY)
WHOLESALE AND
RETAIL, IMPORT
AND EXPORT
RESTAURANTS
TRADES AND
AND HOTELS
FINANCING,
INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE
AND BUSINESS
SERVICES
869,000 814,200 824,300
-
5.
1
+1.2
70,300
73,000 72,000
+ 2.5
1.3
710,400
707,100 746,300
+ 5.1
+ 5.5
225,700 241,000 253,300
* FIGURES ARE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST HUNDRED.
BASED ON UNROUNDED EMPLOYMENT FIGURES.
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COMPARING JUNE 1989 WITH MARCH 1989, EMPLOYMENT IN THE
IMPORT
AND EXPORT TRADES, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE ·AND ·
MANUFACTURING, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS, THE FINANCING, BUSINESS SERVICES SECTORS, INCREASED BY 1.2 PER CENT, 5.5 PER CENT,'L AND 5.1 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
OVER THE SAME PERIOD, EMPLOYMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION
SITES
SECTOR DECREASED BY 1.3 PER CENT.
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 JUNE 1988 AND MARCH 1989 ARE AS FOLLOWS:
/SELECTED MAJOR