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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1977

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COMPARED WITH THE CORRESPOND ING QUARTER LAST YEAR, THE FIGURE SHOWS A DECLINE IN MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT THIS YEAR BY 20,500 PERSONS OR 2.6 PER CENT.

THE MAIN DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN WEARING APPAREL, PLASTIC PRODUCTS AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS, WHICH WERE LARGELY DUE TO STUDENT WORKERS LEAVING THE FACTORIES FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF OVERSEAS CHRISTMAS ORDERS AND EXPIRY OF THE SUMMER VACATION.

IN TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT, THE FIVE LARGEST MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY GROUPS REMAINED WEARING APPAREL- TEXTILES- ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPLIANCES AND SUPPLIES PLASTIC PRODUCTS AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS. A COMPARATIVE EMPLOYMENT TABLE IS GIVEN BELOW :

CHANGE OF SEPT. 1977 OVER JUNE 1977

PERSONS ENGAGED IN

PERSONS

PERSONS

ENGAGED IN

ENGAGED IN

PERSONS

INDUSTRY GROUP SEPT. 1976

JUNE 197

SEPT. 1977

ENGAGED

9% CHANGE

WEAR ING

APPAREL

273,089

256,408

248,737

-7,671

-3.0

TEXTILES

117,908

106,019

104,500

-1,519

-1.4

ELECTRICAL

MACHINERY.

APPLIANCES

88,872

93,561

91,776

-1,785

-1.9

AND SUPPLIES

PLASTIC

PRODUCTS

79,427

87,753

81,476

-6,277

-7.2

FABRICATED

METAL PRODUCTS

66,152

72,241

71,027

-1,214

-1.7

IN THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES THERE WERE 80,200 PERSONS ENGAGED AS AT AUGUST 15, 1977.

OF THESE, 30,038 PERSONS WERE ENGAGED IN MONETARY INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING BANKS, AND 11,652 PERSONS IN REAL ESTATE COMPANIES.

WHEN COMPARED WITH 76,000 PERSONS ENGAGED IN MAY 1977, THIS REPRESENTED AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 4,200 PERSONS OR 5.5 PER CENT. COMPARED WITH THE NUMBER OF 70,600 PERSONS ENGAGED IN AUGUST 1976, HOWEVER, THE INCREASE WAS 9,600 PERSONS OR 13.6 PER CENT.

MAIN INCREASES FROM MAY TO AUGUST 1977 WERE RECORDED IN MONETARY INSTITUTIONS (+1,170), ACCOUNTING, AUDITING AND BOOK- KEEPING SERVICES ( +813), AND REAL ESTATE COMPANIES (+611).

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