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SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1991

DECEMBER EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS RELEASED

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INCREASED

IN DECEMBER 1990, EMPLOYMENT IN THE SERVICES SECTOR COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1989, WHILE EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING

ΤΟ FIGURES RELEASED TODAY DECREASED, ACCORDING

CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

(SATURDAY)

SECTOR BY THE

THUS THE SHIFT IN EMPLOYMENT FROM MANUFACTURING

ΤΟ

SERVICES

CONTINUED.

IN

THERE WERE 715,600 PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURING

OF 9.6 A DECREASE REPRESENTING DECEMBER 1990, COMPARISON WITH DECEMBER 1989.

PER

CENT

SECTOR IN

IMPORT AND EXPORT

EMPLOYMENT IN THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AT 829,600 IN DECEMBER 1990, WAS 7.2 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN DECEMBER 1989.

EMPLOYMENT IN

FINANCING, THE

INSURANCE,

REAL

ESTATE

AND

BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, AT 276,600, WAS UP BY 8.6 PER CENT.

EMPLOYMENT ON CONSTRUCTION SITES, AT 69,100, WAS 0.5 PER LOWER THAN IN DECEMBER 1989.

CENT

THE OVERALL EMPLOYMENT

SELECTED CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOLLOWS:

DECEMBER COMPARISON SECTORS, ECONOMIC MAJOR

FOR DECEMBER 1989 AND SEPTEMBER 1990,

FOR FIGURES

WITH

1990

IN

THE

WITH

THE

ARE

AS

PERSONS ENGAGED

( EMPLOYMENT) IN*

PERCENTAGE CHANGE**

SELECTED MAJOR

SECTORS OF THE

DEC 90 ON

DEC 90 ON

ECONOMY

DEC

89 SEPT 90

DEC

90

DEC 89

SEPT 90

MANUFACTURING

791,500

730,200

715,600

-9.6

-2.0

CONSTRUCTION

69,500

70,700

69,100

-0.5

-2.2

(MANUAL WORKERS

AT CONSTRUCTION

SITES ONLY)

WHOLESALE AND

774,000

814,800 829,600

+7.2

+1.8

RETAIL, IMPORT

AND EXPORT TRADES

AND RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

FINANCING,

254,800

273,200

276,600

+8.6

+1.2

INSURANCE,

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

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FIGURES ARE