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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1976

EMPLOYMENT UP IN WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADES

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ACCORDING TO A RECENT EMPLOYMENT SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, A TOTAL OF 260,036 PERSONS WERE ENGAGED IN THE IMPORT/EXPORT, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADES IN SEPTEMBER 1976.

THIS REPRESENTED AN INCREASE OF 5,501 PERSONS OR 2.2 PER CENT, COMPARED WITH JUNE 1976.

OF THE TOTAL NUMBER ENGAGED, 126,255 WERE IN THE RETAIL SECTOR, 75,567 IN IMPORT/EXPORT BUSINESSES AND 22,150 IN THE WHOLESALE SECTOR. THE OTHER 36,064 PERSONS WERE ENGAGED IN A COMBINATION OF IMPORT/EXPORT, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ACTIVITIES.

THE SURVEY ALSO RECORDED 106,058 PERSONS BEING ENGAGED IN RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS. COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS QUARTER, THE FIGURE SHOWED AN INCREASE OF 2,769 PERSONS OR 2.7 PER CENT, OF THESE 106,058 PERSONS, 89,337 WORKED IN RESTAURANTS, CAFES AND BARS AND 16,721 IN HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES.

DETAILS OF THE CHANGES BETWEEN JUNE 1976 AND SEPTEMBER 1976 ARE AS FOLLOWS :-

ACTIVITY

PERSONS ENGAGED IN JUNE 1976

PERSONS ENGAGED IN

SEP. 1976

CHANGE

PER CENT CHANGE

RETAIL

123,910

126,255

+2,345

1.9

IMPORT/EXPORT

73,091

75,567

+1,576

2.1

WHOLESALE

21,466

22,150

684

3.2

IMPORT/EXPORT/

35,168

36,064

896

2.5

WHOLESALE/RETAIL

RESTAURANTS, CAFES

86,806

89,337

+2,531

2.9

AND BARS

HOTELS AND BOARDING

16,483

16,721

238

1.4

HOUSES

TOTAL

357,824

366,094

+8,270

2.3

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