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THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1985

THE OVERALL EMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR MARCH 1985 BY MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS, TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR MARCH 1984 AND DECEMBER 1984, ARE AS FOLLOWS:

PERSONS ENGAGED (EMPLOYMENT) IN

PERCENTAGE CHANGE*

SELECTED MAJOR

SECTORS OF THE

MAR. 85 ON

ECONOMY

MAR. 84

DEC. 84

MAR. 85

MAR. 84

MAR. 35 J. DEC. 84

MANUFACTURING

869 300

BUILDING AND

71 600

898 900

68 600

867 900

-0.2

-3.5

67 700

-5.4

-1.3

CONSTRUCTION (MANUAL WORKERS ON SITES ONLY)

WHOLESALE AND

RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

FINANCING,

533 100

573 800 573 400

+7.6

-0.1

165 000

169 500

171 600

+4.0

+1.2

INSURANCE.

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

* BASED ON UNROUNDED EMPLOYMENT FIGURES.

COMPARING MARCH 1985 WITH DECEMBER 1984, EMPLOYMENT IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES AND THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR DECREASED BY 3.5 PER CENT, 1.3 PER CENT AND 0.1 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY, ON THE OTHER HAND, EMPLOYMENT IN THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR INCREASED BY 1.2 PER CENT.

/THE SURVEY