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WHILE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VACANCIES IN ALL MAJOR SECTORS COMBINED DECREASED IN JUNE 1992 OVER A YEAR EARLIER, VACANCIES IN MAJOR SERVICES SECTORS RECORDED INCREASES OF VARIOUS MAGNITUDE.

ALL

IN JUNE 1992, EARNINGS IN ALL MAJOR SECTORS CONTINUED TO SHOW SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN MONEY TERMS OVER A YEAR EARLIER. AFTER ADJUSTING FOR INFLATION, THERE WAS STILL AN INCREASE IN REAL TERMS FOR AVERAGE EARNINGS IN ALL MAJOR SECTORS.

THERE WERE 587,300 PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN JUNE 1992, REPRESENTATING A DECREASE OF 13.8% FROM JUNE 1991.

EMPLOYMENT IN THE WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AT 903,600 IN JUNE 1992, WAS 3.3% HIGHER THAN IN JUNE 1991.

EMPLOYMENT IN THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, AT 305,400, WAS UP BY 7.7%.

EMPLOYMENT ON CONSTRUCTION SITES, AT 64,000, WAS 0.4% HIGHER THAN IN JUNE 1991.

THE EMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR JUNE 1992 IN SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS, WITH COMPARISONS WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR JUNE 1991 AND MARCH 1992, ARE AS FOLLOWS:

PERSONS ENGAGED

(EMPLOYMENT)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY

JUN. 91 MAR. 92 JUN. 92

JUN. 92 OVER JUN. 92 OVER

JUN. 91

MAR. 92

MANUFACTURING

CONSTRUCTION (MANUAL WORKERS ON CONSTRUCTION

SITES ONLY)

681,100 605,200 587,300

63,800 62,100 64,000

-13.8

-3.0

+ 0.4

+3.1

WHOLESALE,

874,300

863,200 903,600

+ 3.3

+4.7

RETAIL AND

IMPORT/EXPORT

TRADES,

RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

FINANCING,

283,600

303,400 305,400

+ 7.7

+0.6

INSURANCE,

REAL ESTATE,

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

THE SURVEY EXCLUDED HAWKERS AND PERSONS WORKING AT RETAIL PITCHES BUT INCLUDED THOSE WORKING IN MARKET STALLS.

/THE STATISTICS