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SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 1978

THE MORE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT AT THE INDUSTRY SECTOR LEVEL BETWEEN MARCH 1978 AND DECEMBER 1977 ARE AS FOLLOWS:-

INDUSTRY SECTOR

PERSONS ENGAGED IN

'AR. 1977

PERSONS ENGAGED IN DEC. 1977

PERSONS

CHANGE OF MAR. 1976 OVER DEC. 1977

PERSONS

ENGAGED IN ENGAGED CHANGE MAR. 1978

MANUFACTURING

WOOLLEN KNITTING

INCLUDING KNITWEAR

FROM YARN

39,682

37,372

40,669

+3,357 +9.0

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

OTHER THAN TOYS AND

PLASTIC FLOWERS

29,276

29,215

30,952

+1,737 +5.9

HANDEAGS

11,796

12,215

13,533

+1,318 +10.3

PLASTIC TOYS

41,108

42,369

43,511

+1,142 +2.7

LEATHER FOOTWEAR

4,602

5,001

5,760

+759

+15.2

HAND TOOLS AND

GENERAL HARDWARE

6,777

7,440

3,149

+709 +9.5

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS 68,490

70,188

68,661

-1,527 -2.2

COTTON KNITTING

6,410

6,052

5,216

-836

-13.8

GARMENTS OTHER THAT.

KNITWEAR FROM YARN 205,633 198,519

197,885

-634

-3.3

THERE WERE 84,458 PEOPLE EMPLOYED IN FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES AS AT FEBRUARY 15, 1975.

OF THESE, 30,572 PEOPLE WERE EMPLOYED IN MONETARY INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING BANKS, AND 13,322 IN REAL ESTATE COMPANIES.

WHEN COMPARED WITH THE EMPLOYMENT FIGURE OF NOVEMBER 1977 THIS REPRESENTED AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 1,400 PEOPLE OR 1.7 PER CENT.

HEN COMPARED WITH THE FIGURE OF FEBRUARY 1977, THE INCREASE ABOUT 9,400 PEOPLE OR 12.5 PER CENT.

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/THE MAIN