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THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1982

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RAPID EMPLOYMENT GROWTH IN FINANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR OF ECONOMY

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EMPLOYMENT IN THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR OF THE HONG KONG ECONOMY CONTINUED TO GROW RAPIDLY, REACHING A TOTAL OF 157 700 IN MARCH THIS YEAR, OR 17.6 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN MARCH 1981.

EMPLOYMENT IN THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR ALSO GREW AGAINST THE MARCH 1981 FIGURE ALTHOUGH AT A LESSER PACE OF 6.9 PER CENT, REACHING A TOTAL OF 490 200 IN MARCH THIS YEAR.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE EMPLOYMENT FIGURES PUBLISHED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, COVERING MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY FOR THE MONTH.

ON THE OTHER HAND, EMPLOYMENT IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR DECREASED BY 0.3 PER CENT AND IN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES BY 4.2 PER CENT.

THE STATISTICS 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, AND THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR.

A SEPARATE EMPLOYMENT SURVEY COVERS THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.

THE OVERALL FIGURES TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR MARCH 1981 AND DECEMBER 1981 ARE AS FOLLOWS-

PERSONS ENGAGED (EMPLOYMENT) IN

SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY

MANUFACTURING

BUILDING AND

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

MAR. 81

DEC. 81 MAR. 82

MAR. 82 ON

MAR. 81

MAR. 82 ON

DEC. 81

889 100

905 900 886 100

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0.3

- 2.2

CONSTRUCTION

(MANUAL

WORKERS ON

SITES ONLY)

90 300

88 900 86 500

- 4.2

2.7

WHOLESALE AND

RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT,

AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

458 700

483 800 490 200

+ 6.9

+ 1.3

/FINANCE, INSURANCE,