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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1985

EMPLOYMENT IN THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, AT 177 700, WAS UP BY 6.2 PER CENT.

BUT EMPLOYMENT ON BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES DROPPED BY 4.2 PER CENT COMPARED WITH JUNE 1984, MAINLY DUE TO THE COMPLETION OF THE MAJOR PART OF THE MTR ISLAND LINE.

A DEPARTMENTAL SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE STATISTICS FOR MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IN JUNE 1985 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 TRADES, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AND THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR.

THERE IS A SEPARATE EMPLOYMENT SURVEY COVERING BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES,

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

PERSONS ENGAGED (EMPLOYMENT) IN

PERCENTAGE CHANGEX

SELECTED MAJOR

SECTORS OF THE

ECONOMY

JUNE 84

MAR. 85 JUNE 85

JUNE 85 ON

JUNE 84

JUNE 85 ON

MAR. 85

MANUFACTURING

922 400

BUILDING AND

67 000

867 900 874 200

67 700 64 300

5.2

+ 0.7

- 4.2

*

5.1

CONSTRUCTION

(MANUAL WORKERS ON

SITES ONLY)

WHOLESALE AND

RETAIL,

IMPORT AND EXPORT

548 600 573 400 588 700

+ 7.3

+ 2.7

TRADES, AND RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

FINANCING,

INSURANCE

167 300

171 600

177 700

+ 6.2

+ 3.5

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

* BASED ON UNROUNDED EMPLOYMENT FIGURES.

/COMPARING JUNE