THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1993
ANOTHER 50 SUMMONSES WERE OUTSTANDING FROM 1991.
OF THIS 167 SUMMONSES, 107 RESULTED IN CONVICTIONS WITH 85 IN 1991) AND 13 REMAINED TO BE HEARD BY THE COURT.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FINES IMPOSED FOR CONVICTIONS IN $543,130 COMPARED WITH $309,580 IN 1991.
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EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER
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'T'HERE WAS CONTINUED GROWTH IN EMPLOYMENT
IN THE WHOLESALE,
RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR AND THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR OVER A YEAR EARLIER.
THE FINDINGS WERE RELEASED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
MEANWHILE EMPLOYMENT IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR AND CONSTRUCTION SITES DECLINED FURTHER.
ON
THE
THE FALL IN MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT MAINLY REFLECTED CONTINUING STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN THE ECONOMY, IN CONNECTION WITH THE RELOCATION OF INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES TO CHINA.
WHILE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VACANCIES IN ALL, MAJOR SECTORS COMBINED DECREASED IN SEPTEMBER 1992 OVER A YEAR EARLIER, VACANCIES IN MOST OF THE SERVICES SECTORS RECORDED INCREASES OF VARIOUS MAGNITUDE.
IN SEPTEMBER 1992, EARNINGS IN ALL MAJOR SECTORS CONTINUED TO SHOW FURTHER INCREASES IN MONEY TERMS OVER A YEAR EARLIER. AFTER ADJUSTING FOR INFLATION, THERE WAS STILL AN INCREASE IN REAL TERMS FOR AVERAGE EARNINGS IN ALL MAJOR SECTORS.
SECTOR SEPTEMBER
THERE WERE 571,200 PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURING IN SEPTEMBER 1992, REPRESENTING A DECREASE OF 12.8% FROM 1991.
EMPLOYMENT IN THE WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AT 906,900 IN SEPTEMBER 1992, WAS 3.0% HIGHER THAN IN SEPTEMBER 1991.
EMPLOYMENT IN THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, AT 307,500, WAS UP BY 6.4%.
EMPLOYMENT ON CONSTRUCTION SITES, AT 63,400, WAS 0.8% LOWER THAN IN SEPTEMBER 1991.
THE EMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER 1992 IN SELECTED ECONOMIC SECTORS, WITH COMPARISONS WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES SEPTEMBER 1991 AND JUNE 1992, ARE:
MAJOR
FOR
/PERSONS ENGAGED