TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1980
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PERSONS
CHANGE OF JUNE 1980
ENGAGED IN
OVER MARCH 1980
NATURE OF
JUNE
MARCH
JUNE
PERSONS
BUSINESS
1979
1980
1980
ENGAGED
% CHANGE
WHOLESALE TRADE
44 400
45 800
48 100
+ 2 300
+5.0
RETAIL TRADE
138 100
141 200
148 000
+ 6 800
+4.8
IMPORT/EXPORT
BUSINESS
102 600
109 500
112 800
+ 3 300
+3.0
RESTAURANTS,
CAFES AND
BARS
109 600
109 000
113 100
+ 4 100
+3.8
HOTELS AND
BOARDING
HOUSES
19 000
18 600
TOTAL
413 700 424 100
18 900
440 900
300
+1.6
+16 800
+4.0
IN FINANCE INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES, A TOTAL OF ABOUT 121 300 PERSONS WERE ENGAGED AS AT JUNE 30, 1980. OF THESE, 40 200 PERSONS WERE ENGAGED IN MONETARY INSTITUTIONS (BANKS AND REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES OF FOREIGN BANKS), 18 000 PERSONS IN REAL ESTATE COMPANIES/AGENCIES AND 17 700 PERSONS IN OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
WHEN COMPARED WITH 116 000 PERSONS ENGAGED IN FEBRUARY 1980, THE INCREASE WAS 5 300 PERSONS OR 4.6 PER CENT. COMPARED WITH 104 700 PERSONS ENGAGED IN MAY 1979, THE INCREASE WAS 16 600 PERSONS OR 15.9 PER CENT.
THE MAIN INCREASES FROM FEBRUARY 1980 TO JUNE 1980 OCCURRED IN MONETARY INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING BANKS, REAL ESTATE COMPANIES, OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL AND TECHNICAL SERVICES.
DETAILS OF EMPLOYMENT OF THESE INDUSTRY GROUPS ARE SHOWN AS FOLLOWS :
PERSONS ENGAGED IN
INDUSTRY GROUP
MAY 1979
FEB 1980
JUNE
PERSONS
1980
ENGAGED
CHANGE OF JUNE 1980 OVER FEB 1980
% CHANGE
MONETARY
INSTITUTIONS
INCLUDING
BANKS
35 500 39 000
40 200
+ 1 200
+ 3.1
/REAL ESTATE
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