HK manufacturing employment falls 6.2 pct in June

Sept 21 - Employment in Hong Kong's manufacturing sector in June 2009 fell 6.2 percent from a year earlier, the Census and Statistics Department said on Monday.

Employment in major Hong Kong sectors (percent change on a year earlier):

2009 2009

Jun Mar Construction sites -1.2 2.8 Import-export trade -5.7 -4.7 Wholesale -2.1 -3.1 Retail -1.5 -0.6 Food & beverage services -1.4 -0.4 Accommodation services -0.5 2.7 Transport, storage, postal & courier services -0.1 1.6 Information & communications -3.3 -0.9 Financing & insurance -1.6 -0.6 Real estate -0.9 -1.2 Professional & business services 0.5 0.6 Vacancies on construction sites -87 -92