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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1993

MAJOR FIGURES FOR

THE EMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR JUNE 1993 IN SELECTED ECONOMIC SECTORS, WITH COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING JUNE 1992 AND MARCH 1993, ARE AS FOLLOWS: –

PERSONS ENGAGED (EMPLOYMENT)

-

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

SELECTED MAJOR SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY

JUN. 92 MAR. 93 JUN. 93

JUN. 93 OVER

JUN. 92

JUN. 93 OVER

MAR. 93

MANUFACTURING

587,300 531,900 522,000

-11.1

-1.9

CONSTRUCTION

64,000 60,000 56,900

-11.1

-5.2

(MANUAL WORKERS

ON CONSTRUCTION

SITES ONLY)

WHOLESALE, RETAIL 903,600 911,300 932,700

+3.2

+2.3

AND IMPORT/EXPORT

TRADES,

RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

FINANCING,

INSURANCE,

305,400 313,900 327,200

+7.2

+4.3

REAL ESTATE

AND BUSINESS

SERVICES

THE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS OF THE JUNE 1993 WERE DERIVED FROM THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF VACANCIES AND PAYROLL AND THE QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT CONSTRUCTION SITES CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

ECONOMY IN EMPLOYMENT, SURVEY OF

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

THE TWO SURVEYS MENTIONED ABOVE ALSO PROVIDE THE VACANCY STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR SECTORS. THE VACANCY DATA TOGETHER WITH COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR JUNE 1992 AND MARCH 1993 ARE AS FOLLOWS:

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