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EMPLOYMENT AND PAYROLL STATISTICS FOR MARCH

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY PUBLISHED EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS FOR MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IN MARCH 1983.

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 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.

THE OVERALL FIGURES BY MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS, TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR MARCH 1982 AND DECEMBER 1982, ARE AS FOLLOWS:

PERSONS ENGAGED 【EMPLOYMENT) IN

PERCENTAGE CHANGE +

SELECTED MAJOR

SECTORS OF

THE ECONOMY

MAR 82

DEC 82

MAR 83

MAR 83 ON MAR 82

MAR 83 ON DEC 82

MANUFACTURING

886 100

BUILDING AND

86 500

847 200

82 100

848 700

- 4.2

+ 0.2

76 400

-11.7

- 7.0

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CONSTRUCTION

(MANUAL

WORKERS ON SITES ONLY)

WHOLESALE AND

490 200

517 700

517 200

+ 5.5

-0.1

RETAIL, IMPORT

AND EXPORT

AND RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

FINANCE, INSURANCE, 157 700

REAL ESTATE AND

166 100 164 500

+ 4.3

- 1.0

BUSINESS SERVICES

+ BASED ON UNROUNDED EMPLOYMENT FIGURES

/A COMPARISON .....................