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FINANCING,

INSURANCE,

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

I

2

MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1987

189,300

197,200 204,700

+ 8.1

+ 3.8

* BASED ON UNROUNDED EMPLOYMENT FIGURES.

COMPARING

EMPLOYMENT

IN THE MARCH 1987,

AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT

SECTOR;

THE AND

FINANCING,

WITH

HOTELS

MANUFACTURING SECTOR; THE WHOLESALE TRADES AND

JUNE 1987

AND RESTAURANTS

CENT AND

INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR INCREASED BY 3.5

3.

PER 8

CENT RESPECTIVELY. PER CENT, 4.6 PER

SAME PERIOD, EMPLOYMENT ON BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION BY 1.3 PER CENT. THIS DECREASE IS PARTLY SEASONAL AND CHANGES IN STAGE OF WORK IN SOME SITES.

THE

OVER SITES DECREASED PARTLY DUE TO

THE SURVEY ALSO PROVIDES VACANCY STATISTICS FOR THESE MAJOR SECTORS, OTHER THAN FOR BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION. FIGURES BY

MAJOR ECONOMIC SELECTED

SELECTED

THE OVERALL WITH A TOGETHER SECTORS,

JUNE 1986 AND MARCH COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR 1987, ARE AS FOLLOWS:

NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES IN

PERCENTAGE CHANGE*

SELECTED MAJOR

JUN. 87 ON

JUN.

87

SECTORS OF THE

ECONOMY

JUN.

86

MAR.

87

JUN.

87

JUN.

86

ON MAR. 87

MANUFACTURING

22,840

47.790

42,300

+ 85.2

- 11.5

WHOLESALE AND

RETAIL, IMPORT

AND EXPORT

TRADES AND

RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

7,070

16,000

14,850

+109.9

7.2

FINANCING,

INSURANCE,

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

2,550

5,280

5,940

+132.5

+ 12.5

BASED ON UNROUNDED VACANCY FIGURES.

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