APRIL 7, 1902
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THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR RECORDED AN INSIGNIFICANT DECREASE OF 0.3 PER CENT, THE RELATIVELY MODERATE CHANGES IN THE INDICES OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED IN THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR INDICATE THAT THE RAPID INCREASE IN TOTAL PAYROLL OUTLAYS IN THIS SECTOR WAS LARGELY DUE TO A RAPID INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENT.
COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1981, INCREASES OF 13 PER CENT, 24.7 PER CENT AND 43.8 PER CENT IN THE NOMINAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED WERE REGISTERED RESPECTIVELY 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. THESE RAPID INCREASES WERE LARGELY DUE TO YEAR-END BONUSES MADE IN DECEMBER 1981.
OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE CORRESPONDING INCREASES IN THE REAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED IN THE ABOVE SECTORS WERE 11.4 PER CENT, 23.0 PER CENT AND 42.0 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
EMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR SELECTED INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRIES WITHIN THE FOUR SECTORS ARE GIVEN IN THE TABLES FOLLOWING.
FURTHER DETAILS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
DETAILS OF EMPLOYMENT IN SELECTED INDUSTRIES
1. MANUFACTURING SECTOR
EMPLOYMENT IN
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
INDUSTRY GROUP
DEC. 80 SEPT. 81 DEC. 81
DEC. 81
ON DEC. 80
DEC. 81
ON SEPT. 81
WEARING APPAREL (EXCLUDING
KNITWEAR FROM YARN)
263 700 258 300 259 700
- 1,5
+ 0.5
TEXTILES
(INCLUDING
KNITWEAR
FROM YARN)
127 600
123 400
122 600
-
3.9
- J.6
ELECTRICAL
MACHINERY.
APPLIANCES AND
SUPPLIES.
INCLUDING ELECTRONIC
PRODUCTS
122 100
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
86 100
124 100
89 100
124 800
89 100
+ 2.2
+ 3.6
+ 0.5
FABRICATED METAL
PRODUCTS
84 200
82 100
82 400
+ 2.2
+ 3.4
/II. BUILDING
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