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Number of reported vacancies
Percentage change
Selected major
Sep 94
Sep 94
industry sector Sep 93
Jun 94
Sep 94
over Sep 93
over Je
Manufacturing 14,130 11,240
12.090
-14.5
+7.5
Construction
550
530
980
+78.1
+83.8
sites
(Manual workers
only)
Wholesale,
31,370 35,440 34,650
+10.5
-2.2
retail and
import/export
trades,
restaurants
and hotels
Financing,
insurance,
11,210 11.890 12,270
+9.4
+3.2
real estate
and business
services
Comparing September 1994 with September 1993, vacancies in the manufacturing sector fell by 14.5%.
However, vacancies in the wholesale, retail and import/export trades, restaurants and hotels sector increased by 10.5% while those in the financing, insurance, real estate and business services sector increased by 9.4%.
Vacancies on construction sites recorded a substantial increase of 78.1% in September 1994 over a year earlier.