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MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1987

EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS FOR JUNE

THERE WERE 895,600 PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN JUNE 1987, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 1.1 PER CENT IN COMPARISON WITH JUNE 1986, 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 648,700 IN JUNE 1987, WAS 6.2 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN JUNE 1986.

EMPLOYMENT IN THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, AT 204,700, WAS UP BY 8.1 PER CENT.

EMPLOYMENT ON BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES INCREASED BY 10.8 PER CENT COMPARED WITH JUNE 1986.

ESTATE

AND

SELECTED DERIVED FROM THE EVERY QUARTER SECTOR: THE AND BUSINESS COVERING

A DEPARTMENTAL SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE STATISTICS FOR

IN JUNE 1987 WERE MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT. THESE SECTORS COVER THE MANUFACTURING

TRADES AND RESTAURANTS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT HOTELS SECTOR; AND THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND

THERE SERVICES SECTOR.

IS A SEPARATE EMPLOYMENT SURVEY BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.

THE OVERALL EMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR JUNE 1987 IN THESE

CORRESPONDING MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS, BY COMPARISON WITH THE FOR JUNE 1986 AND MARCH 1987, ARE AS FOLLOWS:-

SELECTED FIGURES

PERSONS ENGAGED (EMPLOYMENT) IN

PERCENTAGE CHANGE*

SELECTED MAJOR

JUN.

87

JUN.

87

SECTORS OF THE

ON

ON

ECONOMY

JUN. 86

87 MAR.

JUN. 87

JUN.

86

MAR.

87

886,100 864,900

895,600

+ 1.1

+ 3.

5

MANUFACTURING

BUILDING AND

CONSTRUCTION

(MANUAL WORKERS ON SITES ONLY)

WHOLESALE AND

RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

64,000

71,800

70,900

+10.8

- 1.3

610,800

620,000

648,700

+ 6.2

+ 4.6

/FINANCING,