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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1982

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JUNE EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY PUBLISHED EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS FOR MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IN JUNE 1982. 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, AND THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR. A SEPARATE EMPLOYMENT SURVEY COVERS THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. THE OVERALL FIGURES BY MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS. TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR JUNE 1981 AND MARCH 1982, ARE AS FOLLOWS:

PERSONS ENGAGED (EMPLOYMENT) IN

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY

JUNE 82 ON

JUNE 81

MAR. 82

JUNE 82

JUNE 81

JUNE 82 ON

MAR. 82

MANUFACTURING

942 800

BUILDING AND

86 800

886 100

86 500

903 000

84 300

4.2

+ 1.9

-

2.8

2.5

CONSTRUCTION

(MANUAL

WORKERS ON

SITES ONLY)

WHOLESALE

455 800

490 200

498 700

9.4

1.7

AND RETAIL,

IMPORT AND

EXPORT,

AND

RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

FINANCE,

141 700 157 700

164 100

+ 15.8

4.1

INSURANCE,

REAL ESTATE

AND

BUSINESS SERVICES

/A COMPARISON