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PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS

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MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1984

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RECORD JOB PLACEMENTS IN JULY *****

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT PLACED 5 010 PEOPLE IN EMPLOYMENT LAST (JULY) MONTH, AN ALL-TIME RECORD SINCE THE INCEPTION OF ITS LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (LES) IN 1964.

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT A TOTAL OF 61 533 JOB VACANCIES WERE NOTIFIED TO THE LES FROM JANUARY TO JULY THIS YEAR, UP 18.5 PER CENT OVER THE 51 908 VACANCIES IN THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.

THEY INCLUDED 28 680 MANUFACTURING AND 21 385 CLERICAL POSITIONS WHICH REPRESENTED AN INCREASE OF SEVEN PER CENT AND 48 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.

FOR THE TWO COMPARATIVE PERIODS, THE LES ALSO RECORDED A 14 PER CENT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL JOB PLACEMENTS, FROM 21 242 TO 24 254.

THE LES PROVIDES A FREE SERVICE TO HELP EMPLOYERS RECRUIT STAFF AND JOB-SEEKERS OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT.

THERE ARE 15 LES OFFICES OPERATING IN THE VARIOUS DISTRICTS, ALL LINKED BY A FACSIMILE SYSTEM TO SPEED UP THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON JOB VACANCIES.

EMPLOYERS AND JOB-SEEKERS WHO WISH TO OBTAIN FURTHER INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE MAY CONTACT THE BRANCH OFFICES IN THEIR DISTRICTS.

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