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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1990

THE VACANCY RATE, WHICH IS THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE SUM TOTAL OP THE NUMBER ENGAGED AND THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES, WAS 5.7 PER 1989.

OF MANUAL WORKERS CENT IN SEPTEMBER

OF THE 4,054 VACANCIES REPORTED FROM THE SITES ENUMERATED, 3,317 WERE FOUND IN PUBLIC SECTOR SITES AND 737 IN PRIVATE SECTOR SITES.

SECTOR AND PRIVATE SECTOR

THE VACANCY RATES FOR THE PUBLIC SITES WERE RESPECTIVELY 10.9 PER CENT AND 1.8 PER CENT.

A SUMMARY OF THE SURVEY FINDINGS IS GIVEN IN THE TABLE BELOW:

PUBLIC SECTOR SITES

PRIVATE SECTOR SITES

TOTAL

NUMBER OF ACTIVE SITES

409

906

1,315

NUMBER OF MANUAL WORKERS

27,167

40,377

67,544

AVERAGE NUMBER OF WORKERS

PER SITE

66.4

44.6

51.4

NUMBER OF VACANCIES

AVERAGE NUMBER OF VACANCIES

PER SITE

VACANCY RATE (PER CENT)

3,317

737

4,054

8.1

0.8

3.1

10.9

1.8

5.7

WERE

WHEN COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1988, THERE

DECREASES IN BOTH THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VACANCIES AND THE VACANCY RATE. IN SEPTEMBER 1988, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VACANCIES WAS 7,600 AND THE VACANCY RATE WAS 9.4 PER CENT.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTIES IN DEFINING AND OBTAINING ACCURATE INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES AT CONSTRUCTION SITES, READERS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE DUE NOTE of THE DEFINITION OF VACANCY ADOPTED AND THE LIMITATIONS. OF THE SURVEY WHEN INTERPRETING THE SURVEY RESULTS.

IN THE SURVEY, VACANCIES REFER TO THOSE UNFILLED, IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE JOB OPENINGS FOR WHICH ACTIVE STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN TO RECRUIT THE WORKERS. THIS DEFINITION ES CONSISTENT WITH THAT ADOPTED IN OTHER SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

HOWEVER, IT

ES BELIEVED THAT

SUBSTITUTION AND RE-SCHEDULING WORKERS AT CONSTRUCTION SITES SUPPLY AND WORK REQUIREMENTS.

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THERE

ARE SUBSTANTIAL POSSIBILITIES IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF

IN RESPONSE

CHANGES IN LABOUR

נזין

/CONSEQUENTLY THE