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FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1994
THE REDUCATION IN NUMBERS WILL AFFECT 1,900 ROYAL NAVY, 2,200 ARMY, 7,500 ROYAL AIR FORCE AND 7,100 CIVILIAN JOBS.
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RAF LAARBRUCH, IN GERMANY, WILL CLOSE IN 1999, WITHDRAWING TWO HARRIER SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT HELICOPTERS TO EXISTING OPERATIONAL STATIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. THE FOUR TORNADO SQUADRONS AT RAF BRUGGEN, HOWEVER, WILL REMAIN, MAINTAINING A SUBSTANTIAL RAF IN GERMANY.
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THE SECRETARY OF STATE ALSO ANNOUNCED SEVERAL MAJOR EQUIPMENT PURCHASES INTENDED TO ENHANCE THE FRONT LINE: AN ORDER IS TO BE PLACED FOR A FURTHER 259 CHALLENGER 2 TANKS; INVITATIONS TO TENDER ARE BEING ISSUED FOR UP TO TWO REPLACEMENT LANDING DOCKS AND UP TO FIVE OF A NEW CLASS OF NUCLEAR POWERED SUBMARINE.
AN ORDER IS BEING PLACED FOR A FOLLOW-ON BATCH OF SEVEN SANDOWN CLASS SINGLE ROLE MINESWEEPERS.
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UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS FOR MARCH MAY 1994
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THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR MARCH MAY 1994 2.2 PER CENT, AND THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 1.5 PER
CENT, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY
(FRIDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
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THE PROVISIONAL SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR PERIOD OF APRIL JUNE 1994 WAS 1.9 PER CENT, WHILE THE PROVISIONAL UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 1.3 PER CENT.
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THE LATEST FIGURES SUGGEST THAT THE LABOUR MARKET HAS TIGHTENED UP SLIGHTLY IN RECENT MONTHS.
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DURING THE PERIOD OF MARCH MAY 1994, THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS, ADJUSTED FOR VARIATIONS IN THE NUMBER OF FIRST-TIME JOB- SEEKERS, WAS ESTIMATED AT 63,500, WHILE THE NUMBER OF UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS WAS ESTIMATED AT 45,200.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS WERE OBTAINED FROM A CONTINUOUS GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE SURVEY FOR MARCH
MAY 1994 COVERED A QUARTERLY SAMPLE OF SOME 12,300 HOUSEHOLDS OR 42,600 PERSONS, SELECTED SCIENTIFICALLY TO REPRESENT THE LAND-BASED CIVILIAN NON-INSTITUTIONAL POPULATION IN HONG KONG.
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RELEVANT DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM THE SURVEY BY INTERVIEWING INDIVIDUAL MEMBER AGED 15 AND ABOVE IN THE HOUSEHOLDS SAMPLED.
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