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SELECTED MAJOR
NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
JUN 94
ECONOMIC SECTOR JUN 93 MAR 94
JUN 94
OVER JUN 93
JUN 94 OVER MAR 94
MANUFACTURING
14,760
14,890
11,240
-23.8
-24.5
CONSTRUCTION
490
440
530
+ 7.7
+19.6
(MANUAL WORKERS
ON CONSTRUCTION
SITES ONLY)
WHOLESALE,
RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT
TRADES,
RESTAURANTS
AND HOTELS
27,240 42,100 35,400
+30.1
-15.8
FINANCING,
10,540 14,550 11,890
+12.8
-18.3
INSURANCE,
REAL ESTATE AND
BUSINESS SERVICES
COMPARING JUNE 1994 WITH
JUNE
1993, VACANCIES
IN THE
MANUFACTURING SECTOR FELL BY 23.8%.
HOWEVER, VACANCIES IN THE WHOLESALE, TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR INCREASED BY 30.1% IN THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR INCREASED BY 12.8%. VACANCIES ON CONSTRUCTION SITES ALSO INCREASE OF 7.7% IN JUNE 1994 OVER A YEAR EARLIER.
RETAIL AND
IMPORT/EXPORT
WHILE THOSE
RECORDED AN
STATISTICS, VACANCIES
DETAILED BREAKDOWNS OF THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL JUNE 1994 AND THE QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT AND CONSTRUCTION SITES, JUNE 1994.
AT
THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE AT $24 PER COPY AND $13 PER COPY RESPECTIVELY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG AND AT THE PUBLICATIONS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON THE 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.
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