CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT BY SECTOR [TABLE A2.

1]

Number
2014

2012

2013

2014

2015p

II

2015
III

IV

II

III

IVp

Compared To The Previous Period

TOTAL

129,100

136,200

130,100

31,800

28,300

27,700

33,400

40,700

-6,100

9,700

12,600

15,500

52,100

42,100

10,400

-13,200

3,400

2,400

4,000

600

-10,400

3,200

-700

-5,400

Manufacturing

11,400

5,300

-4,400

-22,400

-1,400

-2,100

500

-1,400

-6,900

-4,400

-4,300

-6,700

Construction

39,100

35,200

14,300

9,000

4,700

4,400

3,700

1,500

-3,600

7,600

3,700

1,300

1,500

1,500

500

100

100

100

-200

500

100

77,000

94,100

119,700

45,000

24,900

25,200

29,400

40,100

4,300

6,500

13,300

20,900

Wholesale & Retail Trade

10,100

13,100

20,500

-8,600

2,300

2,000

5,000

11,100

-4,500

-7,000

-2,300

5,200

Transportation & Storage

8,600

8,800

7,500

2,900

1,900

2,600

1,100

2,000

1,400

1,200

300

Accommodation & Food Services

8,000

9,700

9,100

5,900

-100

1,100

2,300

5,900

-1,800

600

1,600

5,500

Information & Communications

900

8,100

6,400

5,200

1,000

1,400

2,500

1,600

1,100

1,700

2,100

200

Financial & Insurance Services

6,500

4,600

9,300

4,300

2,400

1,300

3,800

1,800

800

300

2,600

600

Business Services

22,500

26,700

34,500

13,800

6,800

11,100

8,200

8,400

800

5,800

3,500

3,700

Other Services Industries

20,400

23,100

32,400

21,500

10,700

5,800

6,500

9,500

6,500

3,900

5,700

5,400

Goods Producing Industries

Others
Services Producing Industries

Notes: 1 The industries are classified according to SSIC 2010.

2 Under Goods Producing Industries, 'Others' comprise Agriculture, Fishing, Quarrying, Utilities, Sewerage and Waste Management.
3 The Business Services sector comprises Real Estate Services, Professional Services and Administrative & Support Services.
4 Data in the table may not add up to the total due to rounding.
p : Preliminary

Source: Manpower Research & Statistics Department,

Ministry of Manpower