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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1979

THE MORE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT AT THE INDUSTRY SECTOR BETWEEN JUNE 1979 AND MARCH 1979 WERE AS FOLLOWS 1

CHANGE OF JUNE

79 OVER MAR, 79

INDUSTRY SECTOR

PERSONS ENGAGED IN JUNE 1978

PERSONS

PERSONS

ENGAGED IN MARCH 1979

ENGAGED IN PERSONS JUNE 1979

%%

ENGAGED CHANGE

ELECTRONIC

PRODUCTS

77 938

69 299

86 878

+17 579

+25.4

GARMENT. EXCEPT

KNITWEAR FROM YARN 203 804

209 923

216 942

+ 7 019

+ 3.3

PLASTIC TOYS

50 554

45 339

51 491

+ 6 153

+13.6

WATCHES AND CLOCKS

18 110

23 430

28 896

+ 5 466

+23.3

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

OTHER THAN PLASTIC

TOYS AND PLASTIC

33 014

33 818

38 025

+ 4 207

+12.4

FLOWERS

MISCELLANEOUS

FABRICATED METAL

30 959

30 785

33 062

+ 2 277

+ 7.4

PRODUCTS

KNITWEAR FROM YARN

25 652

25 350

27 620

+ 2 270

+ 9.0

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

AND HOUSEWARES

11 075

11 239

13 288

+ 2 049

+18.2

THE SURVEY ALSO SHOWED THAT THERE WERE 104 736 PEOPLE ENGAGED IN FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES AS AT MAY 15, 1979. OF THESE, 35 549 PEOPLE WERE EMPLOYED IN MONETARY INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING BANKS, 15 897 IN REAL ESTATE COMPANIES AND 14 357 IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OTHER THAN BANKS.

THE FIGURE REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 4 300 PEOPLE OR 4.3 PER CENT COMPARED WITH FEBRUARY 1979, AND AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 18 000 PEOPLE OR 20,8 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH MAY 1978.

THE MAIN INCREASES FROM FEBRUARY 1979 TO MAY 1979 ARE SHOWN BELOW :

TRADE/SERVICES

MONETARY

INSTITUTIONS

(INCLUDING BANKS)

PERSONS ENGAGED IN MAY 1978

PERSONS ENGAGED IN FEB. 1979

CHANGE OF MAY 79 OVER FEB. 79

PERSONS

ENGAGED IN PERSONS MAY 1979 ENGAGED

%

CHANGE

31 393

34 614

35 549

935

+ 2.7

/FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

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