8
TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1994
CONSTRUCTION
60,000
55,900 68,000
-
3.4
+3.8
(MANUAL WORKERS ON CONSTRUCTION SITES
ONLY)
WHOLESALE, RETAIL
911,300
948,900 997,800
+ 9.5
+5.2
AND IMPORT/EXPORT
TRADES, RESTAURANTS
AND HOTELS
FINANCING,
313,900 338,100 349,400
+11.3
+3.3
INSURANCE, REAL
ESTATE AND
BUSINESS SERVICES
THE
ABOVE
STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS IN MARCH 1994 WERE DERIVED FROM THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT AND VACANCIES AND THE QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION SITES CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
EXCLUDED
IN THE FORMER SURVEY, EMPLOYMENT IN THE RETAIL TRADE HAWKERS AND PERSONS WORKING AT RETAIL PITCHES BUT INCLUDED THOSE WORKING IN MARKET STALLS.
THE TWO SURVEYS MENTIONED ABOVE ALSO PROVIDE THE VACANCY STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS. THE VACANCY FIGURES, TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR MARCH 1993 AND DECEMBER 1993, ARE AS FOLLOWS:
NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
SELECTED MAJOR
ECONOMIC SECTOR MAR 93 DEC 93
MAR 94
MAR 94 OVER MAR 93
MAR 94 OVER DEC 93
MANUFACTURING
18,490 11,890
14,890
-19.5
+25.3
CONSTRUCTION
420
540
440
+ 6.7
-17.0
(MANUAL WORKERS ON
CONSTRUCTION SITES
ONLY)
WHOLESALE, RETAIL
35,720 27,500 42,100
+17.9
+53.1
AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS
FINANCING,
INSURANCE,
REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES
11,010 10,440 14,550
+32.2
+39.4
/COMPARING MARCH