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SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1990

EMPLOYMENT AT CONSTRUCTION SITES INCREASED BY COMPARED WITH MARCH 1989.

1.7 PER CENT

THE OVERALL EMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR MARCH 1990 IN THESE SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS, WITH COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR MARCH 1989 AND DECEMBER 1989, ARE AS FOLLOWS:

PERSONS ENGAGED (EMPLOYMENT) IN*

PERCENTAGE CHANGE**

SELECTED MAJOR

SECTORS OF THE

MAR 90 ON

MAR

90 ON

ECONOMY

MAR

89

DEC 89

MAR 90 MAR

89

DEC

89

MANUFACTURING

814,200

791,500

764,700

-6.1

-3.4

CONSTRUCTION

73,000

69,500

74,200

+1.7

+6.7

(MANUAL WORKERS

AT CONSTRUCTION

SITES ONLY)

WHOLESALE AND

RETAIL, IMPORT

AND EXPORT TRADES

AND RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS SERVICES

707,100 774,000 773,400

+9.4

-0.1

241,000 254,800

263,300

+9.3

+3.4

FIGURES ARE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST 100. BASED ON UNROUNDED EMPLOYMENT FIGURES.

IN EMPLOYMENT

THE COMPARING MARCH 1990 WITH DECEMBER 1989,

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION SITES AND THE FINANCING, INSURANCE,

PER CENT BUSINESS SERVICES SECTORS INCREASED BY 6.7 PER CENT AND 3.4 RESPECTIVELY.

MANUFACTURING SECTOR OVER THE SAME PERIOD, EMPLOYMENT IN THE

AND RETAIL, DECREASED BY 3.4 PER CENT. EMPLOYMENT IN THE WHOLESALE

HOTELS SECTOR SHOWED IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND LITTLE CHANGE.

QUARTERLY

BY

THE

A DEPARTMENTAL SPOKESMAN SAID THE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IN MARCH 1990 WERE DERIVED FROM THE

PAYROLL CONDUCTED VACANCIES AND SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, DEPARTMENT.

/THESE SECTORS