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4.9

The latest

statistics on the

employment and

vacancy position by sectors are given below:

Increase/Decrease

Employment in:

Jun 1983 (number)

Mar 1983

( % )

on:

Jun 1982

(*)

Manufacturing sector

903 400

6

0

Finance, insurance,

163 300

-1

-1

real estate and business services sector

Wholesale, retail

357 100

0

3

and import/export trades

Restaurants and

163 300

2

6

hotels

Building and

74 400

-3

-12

construction

(including civil

engineering) sites

Civil service

Vacancies in:

Manufacturing sector

Finance, insurance, real estate and business services

sector

166 800

1

5

Increase/Decrease

on:

Jun 1983 (number)

Mar 1983

(%)

Jun 1982

(%)

32 940

-15

22

1 940

1

4

Wholesale, retail

3 000

-14

-25

and import/export trades

Restaurants and

hotels

1 010

-20

-20

ļ

Civil service

6 430

-9

-49

/ Wages

28

!

!