WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1990
THE VACANCY RATE, WHICH IS THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE SUM TOTAL OP THE NUMBER ENGAGED AND THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES, WAS 5.7 PER 1989.
OF MANUAL WORKERS CENT IN SEPTEMBER
OF THE 4,054 VACANCIES REPORTED FROM THE SITES ENUMERATED, 3,317 WERE FOUND IN PUBLIC SECTOR SITES AND 737 IN PRIVATE SECTOR SITES.
SECTOR AND PRIVATE SECTOR
THE VACANCY RATES FOR THE PUBLIC SITES WERE RESPECTIVELY 10.9 PER CENT AND 1.8 PER CENT.
A SUMMARY OF THE SURVEY FINDINGS IS GIVEN IN THE TABLE BELOW:
PUBLIC SECTOR SITES
PRIVATE SECTOR SITES
TOTAL
NUMBER OF ACTIVE SITES
409
906
1,315
NUMBER OF MANUAL WORKERS
27,167
40,377
67,544
AVERAGE NUMBER OF WORKERS
PER SITE
66.4
44.6
51.4
NUMBER OF VACANCIES
AVERAGE NUMBER OF VACANCIES
PER SITE
VACANCY RATE (PER CENT)
3,317
737
4,054
8.1
0.8
3.1
10.9
1.8
5.7
WERE
WHEN COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1988, THERE
DECREASES IN BOTH THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VACANCIES AND THE VACANCY RATE. IN SEPTEMBER 1988, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VACANCIES WAS 7,600 AND THE VACANCY RATE WAS 9.4 PER CENT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTIES IN DEFINING AND OBTAINING ACCURATE INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES AT CONSTRUCTION SITES, READERS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE DUE NOTE of THE DEFINITION OF VACANCY ADOPTED AND THE LIMITATIONS. OF THE SURVEY WHEN INTERPRETING THE SURVEY RESULTS.
IN THE SURVEY, VACANCIES REFER TO THOSE UNFILLED, IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE JOB OPENINGS FOR WHICH ACTIVE STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN TO RECRUIT THE WORKERS. THIS DEFINITION ES CONSISTENT WITH THAT ADOPTED IN OTHER SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
HOWEVER, IT
ES BELIEVED THAT
SUBSTITUTION AND RE-SCHEDULING WORKERS AT CONSTRUCTION SITES SUPPLY AND WORK REQUIREMENTS.
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THERE
ARE SUBSTANTIAL POSSIBILITIES IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF
IN RESPONSE
CHANGES IN LABOUR
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/CONSEQUENTLY THE