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PERSONS ENGAGED

FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1993

(EMPLOYMENT}

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY

DEC 92 OVER DEC 92 OVER

DEC 91

SEPT 92 DEC 92

DEC 91

SEPT 92

MANUFACTURING

629,200

CONSTRUCTION

59,300

571,200

63,400

565, 100

-10.2

-1.1

59,500

+ 0.3

-6.2

(MANUAL WORKERS

ON CONSTRUCTION

SITES ONLY)

WHOLESALE, RETAIL

871,900

906,900 914,800

+ 4.9

+0.9

AND IMPORT/EXPORT

TRADES, RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

FINANCING,

295,900

307,500

314,500

+6.3

+2.3

INSURANCE,

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

ECONOMY

IN

OF

EMPLOYMENT,

SURVEY OF

THE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE DECEMBER 1992 WERE DERIVED FROM THE QUARTERLY SURVEY

EMPLOYMENT VACANCIES

QUARTERLY CONSTRUCTION SITES CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

AND

PAYROLL

AND THE

AND PERSONS

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

THE TWO SURVEYS MENTIONED ABOVE ALSO PROVIDE VACANCY STATISTICS

FOR

SELECTED

MAJOR

SECTORS.

THE VACANCY

DATA

TOGETHER

COMPARISON WITH THE

CORRESPONDING FIGURES

FOR

WITH DECEMBER 1991 AND

A

SEPTEMBER 1992 ARE:

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