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SUNDAY, JULY 12, 1987

MARCH EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS RELEASED

SECTOR

THERE WERE 864,900 PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURING IN MARCH 1987, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 2.8 PER CENT IN COMPARISON WITH MARCH 1986, ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED TODAY (SUNDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

EMPLOYMENT IN THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AT 620,000 IN MARCH 1987, WAS 4.2 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN MARCH 1986.

EMPLOYMENT IN THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, AT 197,200, WAS UP BY 6.2 PER CENT.

EMPLOYMENT ON BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES INCREASED BY 8.7 PER CENT COMPARED WITH MARCH 1986.

A DEPARTMENTAL SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IN MARCH 1987 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 MARCH 1987 IN THESE SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS, BY COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR MARCH 1986 AND DECEMBER 1986, ARE AS FOLLOWS:-

PERSONS ENGAGED (EMPLOYMENT) IN

PERCENTAGE CHANGE*

SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY

MAR. 86 DEC. 86 MAR. 87

MAR. 87 ON MAR. 86

MAR. 87 ON DEC. 86

MANUFACTURING

841.500 865,600 864,900

+2.8

-0.1

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION (MANUAL WORKERS ON SITES ONLY)

66,000 70,800 71,800

+8.7

+1.4

WHOLESALE AND

595,300 620, 100 620,000

+4.2

RETAIL, IMPORT

AND EXPORT TRADES

AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

/FINANCING, *****