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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1976

APPEAL FOR CO-OPERATION IN INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT SURVEY *****

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY APPEALED TO MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS, WHICH HAVE NOT YET FURNISHED THEIR EMPLOYMENT RETURNS FOR THE LAST QUARTER OF THE YEAR, TO DO SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID 20,000 REMINDERS HAD BEEN SENT OUT TO THESE ESTABLISHMENTS.

EMPLOYMENT ENQUIRY CARDS WERE FIRST MAILED TO INDIVIDUAL MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS ON DECEMBER 2. MANAGEMENTS WERE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE THE CARDS WITH THE NUMBERS OF PERSONS ENGAGED AND EXISTING VACANCIES AS AT DECEMBER 3, AND TO RETURN THEM TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT NOT LATER THAN DECEMBER 10.

THE FULL SCALE INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT SURVEY NOW IN PROGRESS COVERS SOME 40,000 MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS. INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE SURVEY WILL PROVIDE NOT ONLY BENCHMARK DATA FOR THE ANALYSIS OF EMPLOYMENT LEVELS AND TRENDS BUT ALSO AN UP-TO-DATE DIRECTORY OF MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS FOR CONDUCTING SAMPLE SURVEYS IN THE SUBSEQUENT QUARTERS.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID: +PROMPT REPORTING FROM MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS WILL AVOID FURTHER FOLLOW-UPS AND FACILITATE THE EARLY RELEASE OF SURVEY RESULTS. ON RECEIPT OF REMINDERS, MANAGEMENT3 SHOULD THEREFORE COMPLETE AND RETURN THE CARDS AT THEIR EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY. +

AT PRESENT, ENQUIRIES ARE ALSO BEING MADE OF EMPLOYMENT AND VACANCIES IN THE IMPORT/EXPORT, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADES, RESTAURANTS, HOTELS AND OTHER SELECTED TRADES AND SERVICES.

ALL SUCH ESTABLISHMENTS WERE ASKED TO CO-OPERATE IN THE EMPLOYMENT SURVEY.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT INFORMATION FURNISHED BY INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS WOULD BE TREATED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WOULD BE USED SOLELY FOR COMPILING STATISTICAL TABLES.

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