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PERSONS ENGAGED

(EMPLOYMENT}

THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1993

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY

SEPT 92 OVER SEPT 92 OVER

SEPT 91

JUN 92 SEPT 92

SEPT 91

JUN 92

MANUFACTURING

654 700 587 300

571 200

-12.8

-2.7

CONSTRUCTION

63 900

64 000

63 400

0.8

-0.9

(MANUAL WORKERS

ON CONSTRUCTION

SITES ONLY)

WHOLESALE, RETAIL 880 300

903 600

906 900

+ 3.0

+0.4

AND IMPORT/EXPORT

TRADES,

RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

289 100 305 400 307 500

+6.4

+0.7

FINANCING,

INSURANCE,

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

ECONOMY IN EMPLOYMENT,

THE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE SEPTEMBER 1992 WERE DERIVED FROM THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF VACANCIES AND PAYROLL AND THE QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION SITES CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

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

THE TWO SURVEYS ALSO PROVIDE VACANCY STATISTICS FOR SELECTED SECTORS. THE VACANCY DATA TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER 1991 AND JUNE 1992 ARE:

MAJOR

/NUMBER OF