SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY
MANUFACTURING
CONSTRUCTION (MANUAL WORKERS ON CONSTRUCTION SITES ONLY)
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PERSONS ENGAGED
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PERCENTAGE CHANGE
SEP. 91 OVER SEP. 91 OVER
SEP. 90 JUN. 91 SEP. 91
SEP. 90
JUN, 91
730,200 681,100 654,700
-10.3
-3.9
70,700
63,800
63,900
-9.7
+0.2
814,600 874,300 880,300
+ 8.1
+0.7
AND IMPORT/EXPORT
TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS
FINANCING,
273,200 283,600 289,100
+5.8
+1.9
INSURANCE,
REAL ESTATE
AND BUSINESS
SERVICES
WORKING
AT
RETAIL
THE SURVEY EXCLUDED HAWKERS AND PERSONS PITCHES BUT INCLUDED THOSE WORKING IN MARKET STALLS.
THE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE SEPTEMBER 1991 WERE DERIVED FROM THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT AND
AND THE VACANCIES
PAYROLL
QUARTERLY CONSTRUCTION SITES CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
ECONOMY IN EMPLOYMENT, SURVEY OF
BEGINNING FROM THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1991, THE QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL ADOPTED THE HONG KONG
CLASSIFICATION
(HSIC)
CODES FOR
THE
SURVEY STANDARD
CLASSIFICATION
OF
STATISTICS
FOR SELECTED
OF
INDUSTRIAL ECONOMIC SECTORS.
THE TWO SURVEYS ALSO PROVIDE VACANCY
MAJOR SECTORS.
THE
VACANCY
CORRESPONDING
DATA FIGURES FOR
TOGETHER
SEPTEMBER
WITH A 1990
COMPARISON WITH AND JUNE 1991 ARE
THE
AS
FOLLOWS:
NUMBER OF REPORTED
VACANCIES
SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY
SEP. 90 JUN. 91 SEP. 91
MANUFACTURING
36,160 25,250
23,300
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
SEP. 91 SEP.
90
OVER SEP. 91 OVER
JUN. 91
-35.6
/CONSTRUCTION (MANUAL
-7.7
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