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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1983

EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS IN SEPTEMBER 1982

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) PUBLISHED EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS FOR MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IN SEPTEMBER 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 SEPTEMBER 1981 AND JUNE 1982, ARE AS FOLLOWS :

PERSONS ENGAGED (EMPLOYMENT) IN

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

SELECTED MAJOR

SECTORS OF

THE ECONOMY

SEPT 81

JUN 82 SEPT 82

SEPT 82 ON

SEPT 81

SEPT 82 ON JUN 82

MANUFACTURING

904 600

BUILDING AND

82 700

903 000 856 100

84 300 81 200

5.4

- 5.2

- 1.8

-

- 3.7

CONSTRUCTION

(MANUAL WORKERS ON

SITES ONLY)

WHOLESALE AND

474 000

498 700

502 800

+ 6.1

+ 0.8

RETAIL

IMPORT AND EXPORT, AND RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

FINANCE

148 900

164 100 167 700

+12.6

+ 2.1

INSURANCE

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

COMPARING THE FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER 1982 WITH THOSE FOR SEPTEMBER 1981, THERE WERE INCREASES IN EMPLOYMENT IN THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AND IN THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR.

/EMPLOYMENT IN