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JUNE EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES, PAYROLL STATISTICS OUT

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THERE WERE 886 100 PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN JUNE 1986, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 1.4 PER CENT IN COMPARISON WITH JUNE 1985, ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

EMPLOYMENT IN THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AT 610 800 IN JUNE 1986, WAS 3.8 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN JUNE 1985.

EMPLOYMENT IN THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, AT 189 300, WAS UP BY 6.6 PER CENT.

BUT EMPLOYMENT ON BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES DROPPED BY 0.4 PER CENT COMPARED WITH JUNE 1985.

A DEPARTMENTAL SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IN JUNE 1986 WERE DERIVED FROM THE SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL CONDUCTED EVERY QUARTER BY THE DEPARTMENT.

THESE SECTORS COVER 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 COVER ING BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.

THE OVERALL EMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR JUNE 1986 IN THESE SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS BY COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR JUNE 1985 AND MARCH 1986, ARE AS FOLLOWS:

SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE

ECONOMY

MANUFACTURING

BUILDING AND

CONSTRUCTION (MANUAL WORKERS ON SITES ONLY)

WHOLESALE AND

RETAIL. IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

PERSONS ENGAGED (EMPLOYMENT) IN

PERCENTAGE CHANGEX

JUN 85

MAR 86 JUN 86

JUN 86 ON JUN 85

JUN 86 ON MAR 86

874 200 841 500

886 130

+1.4

+5.3

64 300

66 000

64 000

-0.4

-3.1

588 700 595 300 610 800

+3.8

+2.6

/FINANCING, INSURANCE,

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