| Number of vacancies | Percentage change | ||||
| Major occupation group | Jun. 97 | Mar. 98 | Jun. 98 |
Jun. 98 over Jun. 97 |
Jun. 98 over Mar. 98 |
|
Managers and administrators |
1 160 | 570 | 340 | -70.7 | -39.6 |
| Professionals | 3 720 | 2 860 | 2 080 | -44.2 | -27.4 |
| Associate professionals | 10 020 | 9 940 | 8 430 | -15.9 | -15.2 |
| Clerks | 10 530 | 6 620 | 4 520 | -57.1 | -31.7 |
|
Service workers and shop sales workers |
11 110 | 7 000 | 4 150 | -62.6 | -40.6 |
| Craft and related workers | 4 650 | 3 340 | 2 000 | -57.1 | -40.2 |
|
Plant and machine operators and assemblers |
4 620 | 3 370 | 1 970 | -57.3 | -41.5 |
| Elementary occupations | 8 290 | 7 020 | 4 410 | -46.8 | -37.2 |