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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1978

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

CHANGE OF JUNE 1978 OVER MARCH 1978

INDUSTRY SECTOR

PERSONS ENGAGED IN

PERSONS ENGAGED IN

PERSONS

ENGAGED IN

PERSONS

JUNE 1977

MAR. 1978

JUNE 1978

ENGAGED % CHANGE

ELECTRONIC

PRODUCTS

75,134

68,661

77,938

+9,277 +14

PLASTIC TOYS

47,760

43,511

50,554

+7,043

+16

GARMENTS EXCEPT

KNITWEAR FROM

YARN

201,800

197,885

203,804

+5,919

+3

WATCHES AND

CLOCKS

13,579

16,009

18,110

+2,101

+13

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

OTHER THAN

PLASTIC TOYS

AND PLASTIC

FLOWERS

32,484

30,952

33,014

+2,062

+7

ELECTRICAL

APPLIANCES AND

HOUSEWARES

8,012

9,223

11,075

+1,852

+20

MISCELLANEOUS

FABRICATED

METAL PRODUCTS 30,501

29,673

30,959

+1,286

+4

TORCHES, TORCH

CASES AND PARTS

EXCEPT TORCH

BULBS

3,997

4,083

4,891

+808

+20

DETAILED EMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR VARIOUS INDUSTRY GROUPS AND SECTORS ARE OBTAINABLE ON REQUEST FROM THE EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

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