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THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1989

THE

OVERALL SELECTED MAJOR

1988 IN THESE FIGURES FOR DECEMBER EMPLOYMENT

THE WITH COMPARISON WITH SECTORS, ECONOMIC

ARE AS CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR DECEMBER 1987 AND SEPTEMBER 1988,

FOLLOWS:

PERSONS ENGAGED ( EMPLOYMENT) IN✶

PERCENTAGE CHANGE**

SELECTED MAJOR

SECTORS OF THE

ECONOMY

DEC,87

SEPT.88

DEC.87 DEC.88

DEC.88 ON DEC.88 ON

SEPT.88

MANUFACTURING

867,900

CONSTRUCTION

72,500

844,600

73,100

837,100

-3.6

-0.9

76,300

+5.3

+4.5

(MANUAL WORKERS

ON CONSTRUCTION

SITES ONLY)

WHOLESALE

AND

657,900

698,500

711,300

+8.1

+1.8

RETAIL, IMPORT

AND EXPORT TRADES

AND RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

FINANCING,

INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS SERVICES

212,200 230,500

235,500

+10.9

+2.1

*

FIGURES ARE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST 100.

** BASED ON UNROUNDED EMPLOYMENT FIGURES.

COMPARING DECEMBER 1988 WITH SEPTEMBER 1988, EMPLOYMENT IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR DECREASED BY 0.9 PER CENT.

OVER THE SAME PERIOD, EMPLOYMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION SITES, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

ESTATE AND BUSINESS FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL AND THE

BY INCREASED SECTORS

4.5 PER CENT, 1.8 PER CENT AND

RESPECTIVELY.

SERVICES

CENT

2.1 PER

ALSO (EXCEPT

THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL PROVIDES VACANCY STATISTICS FOR THESE SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS

SITES WHICH ARE COVERED IN A SEPARATE CONSTRUCTION

SURVEY).

VACANCY THE CORRESPONDING

DATA TOGETHER

WITH A COMPARISON

FIGURES

1988 FOR DECEMBER 1987 AND SEPTEMBER

WITH THE ARE AS

FOLLOWS

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