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FRIDAY, APRTL 15, 1994
THE EMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR DECEMBER 1993 IN SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS, COMPARED WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR DECEMBER 1992 AND SEPTEMBER 1993, ARE:
PERSONS ENGAGED
(EMPLOYMENT)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTOR
DEC 92 SEPT 93
DEC 93
DEC 93 OVER DEC 93 OVER
DEC 92
SEP 93
MANUFACTURING
CONSTRUCTION
565,100 508,100
59,500 52,200
483,600
55,900
- 14.4
-4.8
6.1
+7.0
(MANUAL WORKERS ON
CONSTRUCTION SITES
ONLY)
WHOLESALE, RETAIL
914,800 958,000
948,900
+ 3.7
-1.0
AND IMPORT/EXPORT
TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS
314,500 336,000
338, 100
+ 7.5
+0.6
REAL ESTATE AND
FINANCING,
INSURANCE,
BUSINESS SERVICES
THE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS IN DECEMBER 1993 WERE DERIVED FROM THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL AND THE QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION SITES CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
IN THE FORMER SURVEY, EMPLOYMENT IN 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
SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS.
STATISTICS FOR
THE VACANCY FIGURES. TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR DECEMBER 1992 AND SEPTEMBER 1993, ARE:
NUMBER OF REPORTED
VACANCIES
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTOR
DEC 92 SEPT 93 DFC 93
DEC 93 OVER DEC 93 OVER
DEC 92
SEP 93
MANUFACTURING
17.690 14.130
11.890
-32.8
-15.9
CONSTRUCTION
480
550
540
+11.2
T
2.4
(MANUAL WORKERS ON
CONSTRUCTION SITES
ONLY)
/WHOLESALE, RETAIL