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TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1994

CONSTRUCTION

60,000

55,900 68,000

-

3.4

+3.8

(MANUAL WORKERS ON CONSTRUCTION SITES

ONLY)

WHOLESALE, RETAIL

911,300

948,900 997,800

+ 9.5

+5.2

AND IMPORT/EXPORT

TRADES, RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

FINANCING,

313,900 338,100 349,400

+11.3

+3.3

INSURANCE, REAL

ESTATE AND

BUSINESS SERVICES

THE

ABOVE

STATISTICS FOR SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS IN MARCH 1994 WERE DERIVED FROM THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT AND VACANCIES AND THE QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION SITES CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

EXCLUDED

IN THE FORMER SURVEY, EMPLOYMENT IN THE RETAIL TRADE 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 ECONOMIC SECTORS. THE VACANCY FIGURES, TOGETHER WITH A COMPARISON WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR MARCH 1993 AND DECEMBER 1993, ARE AS FOLLOWS:

NUMBER OF REPORTED VACANCIES

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

SELECTED MAJOR

ECONOMIC SECTOR MAR 93 DEC 93

MAR 94

MAR 94 OVER MAR 93

MAR 94 OVER DEC 93

MANUFACTURING

18,490 11,890

14,890

-19.5

+25.3

CONSTRUCTION

420

540

440

+ 6.7

-17.0

(MANUAL WORKERS ON

CONSTRUCTION SITES

ONLY)

WHOLESALE, RETAIL

35,720 27,500 42,100

+17.9

+53.1

AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

FINANCING,

INSURANCE,

REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES

11,010 10,440 14,550

+32.2

+39.4

/COMPARING MARCH