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MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1987

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SEPTEMBER EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES, PAYROLL STATISTICS OUT

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THERE WERE 869 800 PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN SEPTEMBER 1986, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 2.5 PER CENT IN COMPARISON WITH SEPTEMBER 1985, ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED TODAY (MONDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

EMPLOYMENT IN THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AT 614 900 IN SEPTEMBER 1986, WAS 4.3 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN SEPTEMBER 1985.

EMPLOYMENT IN THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, AT 191 100, WAS UP BY 6.6 PER CENT.

EMPLOYMENT ON BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES INCREASED BY

7.0 PER CENT COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1985.

A DEPARTMENTAL SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IN SEPTEMBER 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 COVERING BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.

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

PERSONS ENGAGED (EMPLOYMENT) IN

PERCENTAGE CHANGEX

SELECTED MAJOR

SECTORS OF THE

SEPT 86

ON

SEPT 86

ON

ECONOMY

SEPT 85 JUN. 86 SEPT 86

SEPT 85

JUN. 86

MANUFACTURING

BUILDING AND

CONSTRUCTION (MANUAL WORKERS ON SITES ONLY)

64 400

848 900 886 100 869 800

64 000

+2.5

-1.8

69 000

+7.0

+7.7

WHOLESALE AND