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OVER THE SAME PERIOD, EMPLOYMENT ON BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES INCREASED BY 2.3 PER CENT.

ALSO

THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL PROVIDES VACANCY STATISTICS FOR THESE SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS, THE VACANCY DATA TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR MARCH 1987 AND DECEMBER 1987 ARE AS FOLLOWS:

NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES IN

PERCENTAGE CHANGE*

SELECTED MAJOR

SECTORS OF THE

MAR. 88 ON

ECONOMY

MAR,

87 DEC. 87 MAR. 88

MAR.

87

MAR. 88

ON DEC. 87

MANUFACTURING

WHOLESALE AND

RETAIL,

AND EXPORT

RESTAURANTS

IMPORT

TRADES AND

AND HOTELS

FINANCING,

INSURANCE,

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

47,800

41,700

57,700

+ 20.8

+ 38.3

16,000

24,060

33,480

+109.3

+ 39.1

5,300

6,900

8,890

+ 68.1

+ 29.4

BASED ON UNROUNDED VACANCY FIGURES.

RELATIVE TO MARCH 1987, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR INCREASED BY 20.8 PER CENT.

VACANCIES FOR

ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,

IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE OF 109.3 PER CENT INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES OF 68.1 PER CENT,

THE SUBSTANTIAL

AND HOTELS SECTOR AND THE FINANCING, SECTOR AN INCREASE

INCREASES IN VACANCIES REFLECTED THAT THE TIGHT CONDITIONS IN THE LABOUR MARKET CONTINUED DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1988,

/COMPARED WITH

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