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PERSONS ENGAGED
(EMPLOYMENT}
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1993
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY
SEPT 92 OVER SEPT 92 OVER
SEPT 91
JUN 92 SEPT 92
SEPT 91
JUN 92
MANUFACTURING
654 700 587 300
571 200
-12.8
-2.7
CONSTRUCTION
63 900
64 000
63 400
0.8
-0.9
(MANUAL WORKERS
ON CONSTRUCTION
SITES ONLY)
WHOLESALE, RETAIL 880 300
903 600
906 900
+ 3.0
+0.4
AND IMPORT/EXPORT
TRADES,
RESTAURANTS
AND HOTELS
289 100 305 400 307 500
+6.4
+0.7
FINANCING,
INSURANCE,
REAL ESTATE
AND BUSINESS
SERVICES
ECONOMY IN EMPLOYMENT,
THE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE SEPTEMBER 1992 WERE DERIVED FROM THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF VACANCIES AND PAYROLL AND THE QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION SITES CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
THE SURVEY ON THE RETAIL TRADE EXCLUDED HAWKERS AND PERSONS WORKING AT RETAIL PITCHES BUT INCLUDED THOSE WORKING IN MARKET STALLS.
THE TWO SURVEYS ALSO PROVIDE VACANCY STATISTICS FOR SELECTED SECTORS. THE VACANCY DATA TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER 1991 AND JUNE 1992 ARE:
MAJOR
/NUMBER OF