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THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1990

COMPARING DECEMBER 1989 WITH SEPTEMBER 1989, EMPLOYMENT IN

CONSTRUCTION SITES, THE WHOLESALE TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS,

ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTORS,

THE

AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL INCREASED BY 2.9 PER CENT 2.2

PER CENT, AND 2.1 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.

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OVER THE SAME PERIOD, EMPLOYMENT IN THE MANUFACTURING

DECREASED BY 1.4 PER CENT.

SECTOR

A DEPARTMENTAL SPOKESMAN SAID THE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IN DECEMBER 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 SURVEY COVERING CONSTRUCTION SITES.

ALSO

THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL 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 DECEMBER 1988 AND SEPTEMBER 1989 ARE AS FOLLOWS:

NUMBER OF REPORTED

VACANCIES IN*

PERCENTAGE CHANGE**

SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE

ECONOMY

DEC. 88 SEP. 89 DEC. 89

DEC. 89 ON DEC. 89 ON

DEC. 88

SEP. 89

MANUFACTURING

51,790

43,960

36,170

-30.1

-17.7

WHOLESALE AND

32,600

28.830

27,050

-17.0

6.2

RETAIL, IMPORT

AND EXPORT TRADES

AND RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

FINANCING,

10,640

10,850

10,520

- 1.1

- 3.1

INSURANCE,

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

* FIGURES ARE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST TEN.

**

BASED ON UNROUNDED VACANCY FIGURES.

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