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In terms of the number of persons engaged, the wholesale, retail and import/export trades, restaurants and hotels sector was the largest, employing 1,015,100 persons in March 1995.

This was followed by the manufacturing sector, with an employment at 395,400; the financing, insurance, real estate and business services sector, at 361,300; the community, social and personal services sector, at 297,200; the transport, storage and communication sector, at 164,600; and the construction sites (for manual workers only), at 64,100.

In terms of growth rate, employment at construction sites recorded the fastest increase, by 10.6% in March 1995 over March 1994; followed by the transport, storage and communication sector, by 4.9%; the financing, insurance, real estate and business services sector and the community, social and personal services sector, both by 3.4%; and the wholesale, retail and import/export trades, restaurants and hotels sector, by 1.7%. On the other hand, as the structural shift in manpower resources continued, employment in the manufacturing sector fell by 13.3%.

table:

The respective employment figures are shown in greater detail in the following

Persons engaged (employment)

Percentage change

Selected major sector

Manufacturing

Construction

Mar 95

Mar 94 Dec 94 Mar 95

over Mar 94

Mar 95 over Dec 94

455,900 423,000 395,400

-13.3

-6.5

58,000 63,100 64,100

+10.6

+1.6

sites (manual

workers only)

Wholesale,

997,800 1,021,900 1,015,100

+1.7

.-0.7

retail and

import/export

trades,

restaurants

and hotels

Transport, storage and

157,000 164,200 164,600

+4.9

+0.3

communication