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PERSONS ENGAGED (EMPLOYMENT) IN*

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1989

PERCENTAGE CHANGE**

SELECTED MAJOR

SECTORS OF THE

JUN. 89 ON

JUN.

89

ON

ECONOMY

JUN.

88

MAR. 89 JUN. 89

JUN.

MAR. 88

89

MANUFACTURING

CONSTRUCTION

(MANUAL WORKERS ON

CONSTRUCTION SITES ONLY)

WHOLESALE AND

RETAIL, IMPORT

AND EXPORT

RESTAURANTS

TRADES AND

AND HOTELS

FINANCING,

INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

869,000 814,200 824,300

-

5.

1

+1.2

70,300

73,000 72,000

+ 2.5

1.3

710,400

707,100 746,300

+ 5.1

+ 5.5

225,700 241,000 253,300

* FIGURES ARE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST HUNDRED.

BASED ON UNROUNDED EMPLOYMENT FIGURES.

+12.2

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COMPARING JUNE 1989 WITH MARCH 1989, EMPLOYMENT IN THE

IMPORT

AND EXPORT TRADES, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE ·AND ·

MANUFACTURING, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS, THE FINANCING, BUSINESS SERVICES SECTORS, INCREASED BY 1.2 PER CENT, 5.5 PER CENT,'L AND 5.1 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.

OVER THE SAME PERIOD, EMPLOYMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION

SITES

SECTOR DECREASED BY 1.3 PER CENT.

THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL ALSO PROVIDES VACANCY STATISTICS FOR THESE SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS (EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION SITES WHICH ARE COVERED IN A SEPARATE SURVEY). THE VACANCY DATA TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR JUNE 1988 AND MARCH 1989 ARE AS FOLLOWS:

/SELECTED MAJOR