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NUMBER OF REPORTED

FURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1984

VACANCIES IN

PERCENTAGE CHANGE *

SELECTED MAJOR

SECTORS OF

JUNE 84 ON

JUNE 84 ON

THE ECONOMY

JUNE 83

MAR. 84

JUNE 84

JUNE 83

MAR. 84

MANUFACTURING

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL IMPORT AND EXPORT

TRADES, AND RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

FINANCE +

INSURANCE

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

32 940

49 060

39 420

+19.7

-19.6

4 010

6 580

5 540

+38.1

-15.9

1 940 2 500

2 140

* BASED ON UNROUNDED VACANCY FIGURES.

+10.2

-14.5

COMPARED WITH THE CORRESPONDING MONTH IN 1983, INCREASES OF 19.7 PER CENT, 38.1 PER CENT AND 10.2 PER CENT IN THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES WERE RECORDED IN JUNE 1984 FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR AND THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR RESPECTIVELY.

RELATIVE TO MARCH 1984, DECREASES OF 19.6 PER CENT, 15.9 PER CENT AND 14.5 PER CENT IN THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES WERE REGISTERED FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR AND THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR RESPECTIVELY.

ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE SURVEY ARE STATISTICS ON MONTHLY PAYROLL OUTLAYS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AND THE FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR. QUARTERLY TOTALS FOR EACH OF THESE SECTORS ARE SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE:-

ELECTED MAJOR