MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1994
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EMPLOYMENT ON CONSTRUCTION SITES (MANUAL WORKERS ONLY), AT 57,400, WAS 1.0% HIGHER THAN IN JUNE 1993.
THE EMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR JUNE 1994 IN SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS, COMPARED WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR JUNE 1993 AND MARCH 1994, ARE AS FOLLOWS:
PERSONS ENGAGED (EMPLOYMENT)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTOR
JUN 94
JUN 93 MAR 94
JUN 94
OVER JUN 93
JUN 94 OVER MAR 94
MANUFACTURING
CONSTRUCTION
522,000
455,900
443,500
-15.0
-2.7
56,900 58,000 57,400
+ 1.0
-0.9
(MANUAL WORKERS
ON CONSTRUCTION
SITES ONLY)
WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND
932,700 997,800 1,034,000
+10.9
+3.6
IMPORT/EXPORT
TRADES,
RESTAURANTS
AND HOTELS
FINANCING,
INSURANCE,
327,200 349,400 351,200
+ 7.3
+0.5
REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES
THE ABOVE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS IN JUNE 1994 WERE DERIVED FROM THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT AND VACANCIES AND THE QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION SITES CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
EXCLUDED THOSE
IN THE FORMER SURVEY, EMPLOYMENT IN THE RETAIL TRADE HAWKERS AND PERSONS WORKING AT RETAIL PITCHES BUT INCLUDED 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 JUNE 1993 AND MARCH 1994, ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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