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MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1990
THESE SECTORS COVER THE
MANUFACTURING
THE
AND ESTATE
WHOLESALE AND HOTELS BUSINESS
SECTOR;
REAL
AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS FINANCING,
AND RETAIL, IMPORT
THE AND SECTOR; SERVICES SECTOR. CONSTRUCTION SITES.
THERE
INSURANCE, IS A SEPARATE EMPLOYMENT SURVEY COVERING
1989 IN THESE WITH THE 1989, ARE AS
FOR SEPTEMBER
WITH COMPARISON
FOR SEPTEMBER 1988 AND JUNE
THE OVERALL EMPLOYMENT FIGURES SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS, CORRESPONDING FIGURES
FOLLOWS:
PERSONS ENGAGED (EMPLOYMENT) IN*
PERCENTAGE CHANGE**
SELECTED MAJOR
SECTORS OF THE
ECONOMY
SEPT
88
JUNE 89
SEPT 89
SEPT 89
ON SEPT 88
SEPT 89
ON JUNE 89
MANUFACTURING
844,600
824,300
803,000
4.9
Th
2.6
CONSTRUCTION
(MANUAL WORKERS
ON CONSTRUCTION
SITES ONLY)
73,100
72,000
67,500
- 7.6
-
- 6.2
WHOLESALE AND
RETAIL, IMPORT
TRADES AND
AND EXPORT
RESTAURANTS
AND HOTELS
FINANCING,
INSURANCE,
REAL ESTATE
AND BUSINESS
SERVICES
698,500
746,300 757,700
8.5
+ 1.5
230,500
253,300
249,500
+ 8.2
- 1.5
FIGURES ARE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST HUNDRED.
** BASED ON UNROUNDED EMPLOYMENT FIGURES.
JUNE
EMPLOYMENT 1989, COMPARING SEPTEMBER 1989 WITH MANUFACTURING, THE CONSTRUCTION SITES, THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTORS, DECREASED BY 2.6 PER PER CENT, AND 1.5 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
IN
THE REAL
CENT, 6.2
RETAIL, INCREASED BY
AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE WHOLESALE OVER THE SAME PERIOD, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR 1.5 PER CENT.
/THE QUARTERLY