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EMPLOYMENT ON CONSTRUCTION SITES (MANUAL WORKERS ONLY), AT 57,400, WAS 1.0% HIGHER THAN IN JUNE 1993.

THE EMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR JUNE 1994 IN SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS, COMPARED WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR JUNE 1993 AND MARCH 1994, ARE AS FOLLOWS:

PERSONS ENGAGED (EMPLOYMENT)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTOR

JUN 94

JUN 93 MAR 94

JUN 94

OVER JUN 93

JUN 94 OVER MAR 94

MANUFACTURING

CONSTRUCTION

522,000

455,900

443,500

-15.0

-2.7

56,900 58,000 57,400

+ 1.0

-0.9

(MANUAL WORKERS

ON CONSTRUCTION

SITES ONLY)

WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND

932,700 997,800 1,034,000

+10.9

+3.6

IMPORT/EXPORT

TRADES,

RESTAURANTS

AND HOTELS

FINANCING,

INSURANCE,

327,200 349,400 351,200

+ 7.3

+0.5

REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES

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

EXCLUDED THOSE

IN THE FORMER SURVEY, EMPLOYMENT IN THE RETAIL TRADE HAWKERS AND PERSONS WORKING AT RETAIL PITCHES BUT INCLUDED 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 JUNE 1993 AND MARCH 1994, ARE AS FOLLOWS:

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