SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE
ECONOMY
MANUFACTURING
NUMBER OF REPORTED
VACANCIES
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1993
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
SEPT 92 OVER SEPT 92 OVER
SEPT 91
JUN 92
SEPT 92
SEPT 91
JUN 92
23 300 19 800
19 150
-17.8
3.3
760
500
550
-28.3
+10.3
CONSTRUCTION
(MANUAL WORKERS
ON CONSTRUCTION
SITES ONLY)
WHOLESALE, RETAIL 28 220
28 130
32 130
+13.9
+14.2
AND IMPORT/EXPORT
TRADES,
RESTAURANTS
AND HOTELS
FINANCING,
8 480
8 770
9 060
+ 6.9
+ 3.3
INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE
AND BUSINESS
SERVICES
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES IN SEPTEMBER 1992, AT ABOUT 79,540, WAS 2.8% LOWER THAN IN SEPTEMBER 1991. THE DECLINE WAS CONCENTRATED MAINLY ON CONSTRUCTION SITES AND THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, WITH DECREASES OF 28.3% AND 17.8% RESPECTIVELY.
VACANCIES IN MOST MAJOR SERVICES SECTORS, HOWEVER, CONTINUED TO INCREASE OVER A YEAR EARLIER.
RESTAURANTS
IN THE WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, AND HOTELS SECTOR AND THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, RBAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES INCREASED BY 13.9% AND 6.9% RESPECTIVELY.
OF
COMPARING SEPTEMBER 1992 WITH JUNE 1992, THE NUMBER VACANCIES INCREASED IN MOST OF THE MAJOR SECTORS SURVEYED BUT THIS COMPARISON COULD BE AFFECTED BY SEASONAL FACTORS.
THE SEPTEMBER 1992 NOMINAL INDICES OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED BY SELECTED MAJOR SECTOR AND THE CORRESPONDING REAL INDICES (AFTER ALLOWING FOR THE EFFECTS OF PRICE CHANGES) ARE:
/NOMINAL INDEX ...................
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