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MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1990

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THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL PROVIDES VANCANCY STATISTICS FOR THESE SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS (EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION SITES WHICH ARE COVERED IN A SEPARATE SURVEY).

WITH THE

THE VACANCY DATA TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER 1988 AND JUNE 1989 ARE AS FOLLOWS:

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NUMBER OF REPORTED

VACANCIES IN*

PERCENTAGE CHANGE**

SELECTED MAJOR

SEPT

89

SEPT

89

SECTORS OF THE

ECONOMY

SEPT

88 JUNE

89 SEPT 89

ON SEPT 88

ON

JUNE

89

MANUFACTURING

WHOLESALE AND

RETAIL,

AND EXPORT

IMPORT

TRADES AND

RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

FINANCING,

INSURANCE,

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

55,070

43,450

43,960

-20.

2

+1.2

34,380

23,070

28,830

-16.1

+25.0

9,640

8.990

10,850

+12.6

+20.7

* FIGURES ARE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST TEN.

** BASED ON UNROUNDED VACANCY FIGURES.

REPORTED VACANCIES IMPORT AND EXPORT

CENT,

RELATIVE TO SEPTEMBER 1988, THE NUMBER OF FOR THE MANUFACTURING, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTORS DECREASED BY 20.2 PER AND 16.1 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.

ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE OF

12.6 PER CENT.

COMPARED WITH JUNE 1989, AND BEARING IN MIND THE POSSIBLE

OF INFLUENCE OF SEASONAL FACTORS, THE NUMBER

REPORTED VACANCIES IN THE MANUFACTURING, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS AND THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTORS INCREASED BY 1.2 PER CENT, 25.0 PER CENT AND 20.7 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN SEPTEMBER 1989.

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