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FIGURES ARE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST HUNDRED. BASED ON UNROUNDED EMPLOYMENT FIGURES.
THE 2.0 PKR
COMPARING DECEMBER 1990 WITH SEPTEMBER 1990, EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING SECTOR AND ON CONSTRUCTION SITES DECREASED BY CENT AND 2.2 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
INCREASES
OF
HOWEVER, OVER THE SAME PERIOD, EMPLOYMENT IN THE WHOLESALE
HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES
REAL ESTATE AND
CENT AND PER
AND
1.8
BUSINESS
1.2
PER
SECTOR, SERVICES CENT
FINANCING, INSURANCE, AND THE SECTOR SHOWED
RESPECTIVELY.
A DEPARTMENTAL SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE STATISTICS FOR MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IN DECEMBER 1990 WERE DERIVED AND PAYROLL VACANCIES SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, QUARTERLY QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION SITES CONDUCTED DEPARTMENT.
SELECTED
FROM THE AND THE BY THE
CONSTRUCTION THESE SECTORS COVER THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR; THE
IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES AND WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, SITES; THE
INSURANCE, REAL FINANCING, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR; AND THE ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR.
AND ALSO PROVIDE . THE VACANCY DATA
THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL THE QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION SITES VACANCY STATISTICS FOR THE SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS. TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR DECEMBER 1989 AND SEPTEMBER 1990 ARE AS FOLLOWS:
SELECTED MAJOR
NUMBER OF REPORTED
VACANCIES IN
PERCENTAGE CHANGE**
SECTORS OF THE
ECONOMY
DEC
89
SEPT 90
DEC 90
DEC 90 ON
DEC 89
DEC 90 ON
SEPT 90
MANUFACTURING
36,170
36,160
28,970
-19.9
-19.9
CONSTRUCTION
N.A.
1.860
1,330
N.A.
-28.3
(MANUAL WORKERS
AT CONSTRUCTION
SITES ONLY)
WHOLESALE AND
27,050
30,000
27,670
+ 2.3
7.8
RETAIL, IMPORT
AND EXPORT TRADES
AND RESTAURANTS
AND HOTELS
FINANCING,
10,520
9,150
8,870
-15.6
-
3.0
INSURANCE,
REAL ESTATE
AND BUSINESS
SERVICES
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