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MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1990
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THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL PROVIDES VANCANCY STATISTICS FOR THESE SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS (EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION SITES WHICH ARE COVERED IN A SEPARATE SURVEY).
WITH THE
THE VACANCY DATA TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER 1988 AND JUNE 1989 ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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NUMBER OF REPORTED
VACANCIES IN*
PERCENTAGE CHANGE**
SELECTED MAJOR
SEPT
89
SEPT
89
SECTORS OF THE
ECONOMY
SEPT
88 JUNE
89 SEPT 89
ON SEPT 88
ON
JUNE
89
MANUFACTURING
WHOLESALE AND
RETAIL,
AND EXPORT
IMPORT
TRADES AND
RESTAURANTS
AND HOTELS
FINANCING,
INSURANCE,
REAL ESTATE
AND BUSINESS
SERVICES
55,070
43,450
43,960
-20.
2
+1.2
34,380
23,070
28,830
-16.1
+25.0
9,640
8.990
10,850
+12.6
+20.7
* FIGURES ARE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST TEN.
** BASED ON UNROUNDED VACANCY FIGURES.
REPORTED VACANCIES IMPORT AND EXPORT
CENT,
RELATIVE TO SEPTEMBER 1988, THE NUMBER OF FOR THE MANUFACTURING, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTORS DECREASED BY 20.2 PER AND 16.1 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE OF
12.6 PER CENT.
COMPARED WITH JUNE 1989, AND BEARING IN MIND THE POSSIBLE
OF INFLUENCE OF SEASONAL FACTORS, THE NUMBER
REPORTED VACANCIES IN THE MANUFACTURING, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS AND THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTORS INCREASED BY 1.2 PER CENT, 25.0 PER CENT AND 20.7 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN SEPTEMBER 1989.
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