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SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 1978

EMPLOYMENT UP IN MARCH 197S *******

EMPLOYMENT IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR AS WELL AS IN THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES HAS RISEN SLIGHTLY, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST EMPLOYMENT SURVEYS CONDUCTED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1978 BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

A TOTAL OF 766,230 PEOPLE WERE EMPLOYED IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS AS AT MARCH 15, 1978, AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 11,000 PEOPLE OR 1.5 PER CENT COMPARED WITH 755,108 IN DECEMBER 1977. WHEN COMPARED WITH THE EMPLOYMENT FIGURE OF MARCH 1977, IT SHOWS AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 9,900 PEOPLE OR 1.3 PER CENT.

IN TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT, THE FIVE LARGEST MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES WERE WEARING APPAREL TEXTILES ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPLIANCES AND SUPPLIES PLASTIC PRODUCTS AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS.

A COMPARISON OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT BETWEEN MARCH 1978 AND DECEMBER 1977 IS GIVEN BELO-

CHANGE OF MAR. 1978

OVER DEC. 1977

PERSONS ENGAGED IN

'AF. 1977

PERSONS

PERSONS PERSONS

ENGAGED IN ENGAGED IN ENGAGED CHANGE DEC. 1977 MAR. 1973

INDUSTRY GROUP

„EARING APPAREL

259,330

251,272 256,564

+5,291 +2.1

TEXTILES

110,144

102,461

39,791

-2,670 -2.0

ELECTRICAL

HACHINERY,

APPLIANCES AND

SUPPLIES

95,828

89,525

88,601

REL

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

77,15€

78,449

81,508

+3,059 +3.7

FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS

68,635

70,231 71,605

+ €74

+1.0

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