SELECTED MAJOR SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY
MANUFACTURING
CONSTRUCTION (MANUAL WORKERS
20
PERSONS ENGAGED
(EMPLOYMENT}
MAR 92 DEC 92
MAR 93
605,200
565,100
531,900
62,100 59,500
60,000
THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1993
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
MAR 93 OVER MAR 93 OVER
MAR 92
DEC 92
-12.1
-5.9
-
3.3
+0.9
ON CONSTRUCTION
SITES ONLY }
WHOLESALE, RETAIL 863,200 914,800
911,300
+ 5.6
-0.4
AND IMPORT/EXPORT
TRADES,
RESTAURANTS
AND HOTELS
FINANCING,
303,400 314,500 313,900
+3.4
-0.2
INSURANCE,
REAL ESTATE
AND BUSINESS
SERVICES
THE
STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE MARCH 1993 WERE DERIVED FROM THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF VACANCIES AND PAYROLL AND THE QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT CONSTRUCTION SITES CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
IN
ECONOMY EMPLOYMENT, SURVEY OF
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 THE VACANCY STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS. THE VACANCY DATA TOGETHER WITH COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR MARCH 1992 AND DECEMBER 1992 ARE:
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