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September 1994 employment and vacancies statistics
Comparing September 1994 with September 1993, there was continued growth in employment in various service sectors, but employment in the manufacturing sector declined further.
Meanwhile, employment on construction sites registered a large
increase.
Vacancies in the manufacturing sector continued to fall compared with a year earlier. But vacancies in various service sectors and on construction sites registered increases of different magnitudes.
According to the figures released today (Thursday) by the Census and Statistics Department, there were 438,400 persons engaged in the manufacturing sector in September 1994, representing a decrease of 13.7% from September 1993.
Employment in the wholesale, retail and import/export trades, restaurants and hotels sector, at 1,051,200 in September 1994, was 9.7% higher than in September 1993.
Employment in the financing, insurance, real estate and business services sector, at 361,100, was up by 7.5% over a year earlier.
Employment on construction sites (manual workers only), at 60,400, was 15.7% higher than in September 1993.
The employment figures for September 1994 in selected major industry sectors, compared with the corresponding figures for September 1993 and June 1994, are as follows:
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