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FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1979

THE MAIN INCREASES FROM NOVEMBER 1978 TO FEBRUARY 1979 ARE:

CHANGE OF FEB. 1979

OVER NOV. 1978

TRADE/

PERSONS ENGAGED IN

PERSONS ENGAGED IN

SERVICES

FEB. 1978

NOV. 1978*

PERSONS ENGAGED IN FEB. 1979

PERSONS ENGAGED

% CHANGE

MONETARY

30,572

33,771

34,614

+ 843

+ 2.5

INSTITUTIONS

(INCLUDING

BANKS)

REAL ESTATE

13,323

15,234

15,642

+ 408

+ 2.7

COMPANIES

AND AGENCIES

ENGINEERING,

4,505

6,149

6,480

+ 331

+ 5.4

ARCHITECTURAL

AND TECHNICAL

SERVICES

OTHER FINANCIAL 9,847

13,163

13,443

+ 280

+ 2.1

INSTITUTIONS

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

* REVISED FIGURES. THE RECORDS OF BUSINESS REGISTRATION

KEPT IN THE BUSINESS REGISTRATION OFFICE ARE USED AS THE BASIC FRAME OF THE EMPLOYMENT SURVEYS. A CHANGE IN THE PROCEDURES FOR UPDATING THESE RECORDS IN THE SECOND HALF OF 1978 RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SUCH RECORDS BEING TRANSMITTED TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO INCLUDE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER 1978 SURVEYS ALL THE RECORDS RECEIVED IN THAT QUARTER AND, AS A RESULT, THE FOURTH QUARTER 1978 EMPLOYMENT FIGURES WERE SLIGHTLY UNDER-ESTIMATED. IN THE FIRST QUARTER 1979 SURVEYS, INFORMATION ON THE FOURTH QUARTER 1978 EMPLOYMENT WAS COLLECTED FROM THE RELEVANT ESTABLISHMENTS. THE REVISED FIGURES QUOTED ABOVE ARE FINAL.

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