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Persons engaged (employment)
Percentage change
Selected
major
industry
Dec 94
Dec 94
sector
Dec 93
Sep 94
Dec 94
over Dec 93
over Sep 94
Manufacturing
483,600
438,400 423,000
-12.5
-3.5
Construction
55,900 60,400
63,100
+12.9
+4.4
sites
(manual
workers only)
Wholesale,
948,900 1,051,200 1,021,900
+7.7
-2.8
retail and
import/export
trades,
restaurants
and hotels
Financing,
338,100 361,100 369,600
+9.3
+2.4
insurance, real estate and business
services
The above statistics for selected major industry sectors in December 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.