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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1988

EMPLOYMENT AT BUILDING AND

CONSTRUCTION SITES ON THE OTHER

HAND DECREASED BY 0.8 PER CENT COMPARED WITH JUNE 1987.

A DEPARTMENTAL SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IN JUNE 1988 WERE DERIVED FROM THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL CONDUCTED 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 JUNE 1988 IN THESE SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS, WITH COMPARISONS WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR JUNE 1987 AND MARCH 1988, ARE AS FOLLOWS:

PERSONS ENGAGED (EMPLOYMENT) IN*

PERCENTAGE CHANGE **

SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE

ECONOMY

JUN. 87 MAR. 88 JUN. 88

JUN. 88

ON JUN. 87

JUN. 88

ON MAR.

88

MANUFACTURING

895,600 849,100 869,000

3.0

+ 2.3

BUILDING AND

CONSTRUCTION

(MANUAL WORKERS ON SITES ONLY)

70,900

74,100

70,300

- 0.8

5.2

WHOLESALE AND

RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT

TRADES AND

RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

FINANCING,

INSURANCE,

REAL ESTATE

648,700

673,300 710,400

+ 9.5

+ 5.5

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

204,700

213,900 225,700

* FIGURES ARE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST HUNDRED.

**

BASED ON UNROUNDED EMPLOYMENT FIGURES.

+10.3

+ 5.5

/COMPARING JUNE