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THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1989

MARCH EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS RELEASED

SECTOR

THERE WERE 814,200 PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURING IN MARCH 1989, REPRESENTING A DECREASE OF 4.1 PER CENT IN COMPARISON WITH MARCH 1988, ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED TODAY (THURSDAY} BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

EMPLOYMENT IN THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AT 707,100 IN WAS 5 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN MARCH 1988.

AND EXPORT MARCH 1989,

EMPLOYMENT IN THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, AT 241,000. WAS UP BY 12.7 PER CENT.

EMPLOYMENT AT CONSTRUCTION SITES DECREASED BY 1.6 PER CENT COMPARED WITH MARCH 1988.

A DEPARTMENTAL SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IN MARCH 1989 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 SURVEYCOVERING CONSTRUCTION SITES.

COMPARISON WITH THE DECEMBER 1988, ARE AS

THE OVERALL EMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR MARCH 1989 IN THESE SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS, WITH CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR MARCH 1988 AND FOLLOWS:

PERSONS ENGAGED (EMPLOYMENT) IN*

PERCENTAGE CHANGE**

SELECTED MAJON SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY

MAR. 88 DEC. 88 MAR. 89

MAR. 89 ON

MAR, 88

MAR. 89 ON

DEC. 88

MANUFACTURING

CONSTRUCTION

(MANUAL WORKERS ON CONSTRUCTION SITES ONLY)

849,100 837,100 814,200

1.1

-2.7

74.100 76,300 73,000

- 1.6

-4.4

WHOLESALE AND

673,300

711,300 707,100

+5.0

-0.6

RETAIL, IMPORT

AND EXPORT TRADES

AND RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

/FINANCING, INSURANCE,