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Monday, March 19, 1973

NON-INDUSTRIAL WORKFORCE SHOW INCREASE

Over 70,000 Employed In Restaurants And Cafes

Employment in certain selected trades and services in the private

non-industrial sector increased by 8,647 to 266,142 in the last half of 1972.

This was shown by a Labour Department survey conducted last November.

But the number of establishments engaged in these trades and services

remained practically unchanged at 13,547.

Among the trades and services selected, the largest ones, in terms

of employment, were restaurants and cafes (70,542); import and export businesses

(43,629); day schools (40,065); ocean and coastal water transport (35,005);

banks (20,342); hotels (12,706); and hospitals (8,732).

The main changes in employment between May and November, 1972 were:

restaurants and cafes (+4,912); air freight forwarding agencies and travel

agencies (+2,004); banks (+1, 434);

banks (+1, 434); hotela (+1,014); and import and export

businesses (-1,969).

Women accounted for about 30 per cent of the workforce in this

sector. Of the 79,836 women, 25,439 were employed in education services;

15,276 in restaurants and cafes; 11,808 in import and export businesses;

10,579 in medical and health services; and 6,278 in banks.

In addition, 4,920 young persons under the age of 18 were recorded in

Of these, 3,248 worked in restaurants and cafes.

the survey.

/A total .....