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Persons engaged (employment)
Percentage change
Selected major industry sector
Sep 94
Sep 94
Sep 93
Jun 94
Sep 94
over Sep 93
over Jun 94
Manufacturing 508,100
443,500
438,400
-13.7
-1.1
Construction
52.200
57,400
60.400
+15.7
+5.2
sites
(Manual workers
only)
Wholesale,
958.000 1,034,000 1,051.200
+9.7
+1.7
retail and
import/export
trades.
restaurants
and hotels
Financing.
336.000 351.200
361.100
+7.5
+2.8
insurance,
real estate
and business
services
The above statistics for selected major industry sectors in September 1994 were derived from the Quarterly Survey of Employment and Vacancies and the Quarterly Employment Survey of Construction Sites conducted by the department. In the former survey, employment in the retail trade excluded 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 industry sectors. The vacancy figures, together with a comparison with the corresponding figures for September 1993 and June 1994. are as follows: