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TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1982

EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS FOR SEPTEMBER 1981

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY PUBLISHED EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS FOR MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IN SEPTEMBER 1981.

THESE WERE DERIVED FROM THE SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL CONDUCTED EVERY QUARTER BY THE DEPARTMENT COVERING THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR- THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTORS.

A SEPARATE EMPLOYMENT SURVEY COVERS BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.

THE OVERALL FIGURES. TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER 1980 AND JUNE 1981 ARE AS FOLLOWS:

EMPLOYMENT IN

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

SECTOR OF

THE ECONOMY

SEP 80

JUN 81

SEP 81

SEP 81 ON SEP 81 ON

SEP 80

JUN 81

MANUFACTURING

892 100

942 800

904 600

+1.4

-4.0

BUILDING AND

CONSTRUCTION

(MANUAL WORKERS ON SITES ONLY)

WHOLESALE AND

RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT. AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

FINANCE,

INSURANCE

REAL ESTATE

89 700

86 800

82 700 - 7.7

-4.7

447 300

455 800

474 000

+ 6.0

+4.0

AND BUSINESS SERVICES

126 600 141 700 148 900 +17.7

+5.1

COMPARING THE FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER 1981 WITH THOSE FOR THE SAME TIME IN 1980, THERE WERE INCREASES IN EMPLOYMENT IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR AND THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR.

THE RAPID GROWTH RATE IN THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT IN THIS SECTOR IN SEPTEMBER 1981, AT 148 900 WAS 17.7 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN SEPTEMBER 19.

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