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PERSONS ENGAGED

(EMPLOYMENT)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY

DEC. 91

DEC. 91

OVER

DEC. 90 SEP. 91 DEC. 91

DEC. 90

OVER SEP. 91

MANUFACTURING

CONSTRUCTION

69,100

715,600 654,700

63,900

629,200

-12.1

-3.9

59,300

-14.2

-7.2

(MANUAL WORKERS

ON CONSTRUCTION

SITES ONLY)

WHOLESALE, RETAIL 829,400

880,300 871,900

+ 5.1

-1.0

AND IMPORT/EXPORT

TRADES,

RESTAURANTS AND

HOTELS

FINANCING,

276,600 289,100 295,900

+7.0

+2.3

INSURANCE,

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

THE SURVEY

AT RETAIL

EXCLUDED HAWKERS AND PERSONS WORKING PITCHES BUT INCLUDED THOSE WORKING IN MARKET STALLS.

ECONOMY IN

SURVEY OF

THE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE DECEMBER 1991 WERE DERIVED FROM THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL AND THE QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT CONSTRUCTION SITES CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

OF

BEGINNING FROM THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1991, THE QUARTERLY SURVEY EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL ADOPTED THE HONG KONG STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (HSIC) CODES FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF ECONOMIC SECTORS.

THE TWO SURVEYS ALSO PROVIDE VACANCY STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS. THE VACANCY DATA TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR DECEMBER 1990 AND SEPTEMBER 1991 ARE AS FOLLOWS:

NUMBER OF REPORTED

VACANCIES

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE

ECONOMY

DEC. 90

SEP. 91 DEC. 91

DEC. 91

OVER DEC. 90

DEC. 91

OVER SEP. 91

MANUFACTURING

28,970

23,300

22,980

-20.7

-1.4

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