- 12 -
Employment and vacancies quarterly survey has started
A survey to collect data on employment and vacancies in major sectors of the economy in respect of June 1996 has just been started by the Census and Statistics Department.
The Survey of Employment and Vacancies is conducted quarterly and the results are useful in serving as short-term economic indicators and providing information on the latest changes in the labour market.
This round of the survey covers about 67,000 establishments which are drawn from various sectors including the industrial sector (mining and quarrying; manufacturing; electricity and gas), the distributive trades sector (wholesale, retail and import/export trades, restaurants and hotels) and the services sector (transport, storage and communications; financing, insurance, real estate and business services; community, social and personal services).
Information on number of persons engaged and vacancies as at June 28 will be sought from each sampled establishment and questionnaires are being mailed to them.
In accordance with the Census and Statistics (Quarterly Survey of Employment and Vacancies) Order, these establishments are required to complete and return the questionnaires to the Census and Statistics Department within the specified period.
If they have difficulties in completing the questionnaires, they may contact the department for assistance on 2582 5076.
End
Results of survey of services industries
The business services, insurance, communications and storage industries registered significant growth in 1994. Compared with 1993, the total receipts (i.e. business receipts and other income) went up by 23% in value terms in the business services industry, 20% in the insurance industry, 16% in the communications industry and 15% in the storage industry.
The financing (except banking) industry also recorded an increase of 11% in the total receipts over 1993.