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Table 1:
Changes In Employment
(Compared to the previous period)
| |
1Quarter
Yr '02 |
2Quarter
Yr '02 |
3Quarter
Yr '02 |
4Quarter
Yr '02 |
1Quarter
Yr '03 |
2Quater
Yr '03 (Premilinary estimates) |
| Total |
-10,300 |
-
3,800 |
-8,500 |
-
300 |
-4,100 |
-24,800 |
Goods-Producing
Industries |
-10,700 |
-7,500 |
-9,600 |
-11,500 |
-9,200 |
-14,300 |
Services-Producing
Industries |
400 |
3,700 |
1,200 |
11,300 |
5,100 |
-10,500 |
Table 2:
Unemployment Rate
| |
Mar
02 |
Jun
02 |
Sep
02 |
Dec
02 |
Mar
03 |
Jun
03 (Premilinary estimates) |
Seasonally
Adjusted
Overall (%) |
4.5
|
4.3 |
4.6
|
4.2 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
| Resident
(%) |
5.2 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
5.2 |
4.9 |
Non-Seasonally
Adjusted
Overall (%) |
3.7 |
5.2
|
3.8 |
4.7
|
3.7 |
5.4 |
| Resident
(%) |
4.3 |
5.8 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
4.3 |
6.0 |
Table 3: Retrenchment
| |
1Quarter
Yr '02 |
2Quarter
Yr '02 |
3Quarter
Yr '02 |
4Quarter
Yr '02 |
1Quarter
Yr '03 |
2Quarter
Yr '03 (Premilinary estimates) |
| Total |
4,857 |
4,091 |
4,187 |
5,951 |
4,411 |
4,800 |
Goods-Producing
Industries |
2,200 |
1,791 |
2,622
|
4,130 |
2,126 |
2,600 |
Services-Producing
Industries |
2,657 |
2,300 |
1,565 |
1,821 |
2,285 |
2,200 |
Information
obtained from Manpower
Research and Statistics Department
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