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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1983

JUNE EMPLOYMENT VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS

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EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS FOR MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IN JUNE 1983, WERE PUBLISHED TODAY (SUNDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

THESE WERE DERIVED FROM THE SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES ND 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 JUNE 1982 AND MARCH 1983, ARE AS FOLLOWS:

SELECTED MAJOR

SECTORS OF

THE ECONOMY

MANUFACTURING

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION (MANUAL WORKERS ON SITES ONLY)

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES

PERSONS ENGAGED (EMPLOYMENT) IN

PERCENTAGE CHANGE+ JUNE 83 ON JUNE 83 ON

JUNE 82

MAR. 83

JUNE 83

JUNE 82

MAR. 83

903 000 848 700 903 400

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+6.4

84 300 76 400

74 400

-11.8

-2.6

498 700 517 200

520 400

+4.3

+0.6

164 100 164 500 163 300

-0.5

-0.7

* CHANGE OF LESS THAN 0.05%

+ BASED ON UNROUNDED EMPLOYMENT FIGURES

/A COMPARISON