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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1985

COMPARING JUNE 1985 WITH MARCH 1985, EMPLOYMENT IN 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 INCREASED BY 0.7 PER CENT, 2.7 PER CENT AND 3.5 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY. ON THE OTHER HAND, EMPLOYMENT AT THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES DECREASED BY 5.1 PER CENT.

THE SURVEY ALSO PROVIDES VACANCY STATISTICS FOR THESE MAJOR SECTORS, OTHER THAN FOR BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION. THE OVERALL FIGURES BY MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS, TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR JUNE 1984 AND MARCH 1985, ARE AS FOLLOWS:

NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES IN

PERCENTAGE CHANGEX

SELECTED MAJOR

SECTORS OF THE

JUNE 85 ON

JUNE 85 ON

ECONOMY

JUNE 84

MAR. 85

JUNE 85

JUNE 84

MAR. 85

MANUFACTURING

39 420

WHOLESALE AND

5 540

29 010

7 710

19 120

-51.5

-34.1

5 520

- 0.3

-28.4

RETAIL,

IMPORT AND

EXPORT

TRADES, AND

RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

FINANCING,

2 140

2 900

2 320

+ 8.1

-20.3

INSURANCE,

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

*

BASED ON UNROUNDED VACANCY FIGURES.

RELATIVE TO JUNE 1984, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR AND THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR DECREASED RESPECTIVELY BY 51.5 PER CENT AND 0.3 PER CENT IN JUNE 1985. OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES INCREASED BY 8.1 PER CENT FOR THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR.

/COMPARED WITH