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EMPLOYMENT LEVELS AND TRENDS 11
From the detail of Appendix Table A3.2 one can see that, in general, the
same broad trends are apparent in terms of the occupational structure of
large and small businesses in the sector. Managers/Proprietors assume a
greater relative importance in smaller enterprises (29 per cent in the 1-9
persons category compared with 9 per cent in the 10 or more person group).
In contrast, the Production Operative grade accounts for a recorded 5 per
cent of those engaged in larger businesses in the sector compared with 2 per
cent among smaller enterprises.
Finance/Insurance/Business Services
The figures in Table 3.2 indicate the relative importance of Clerical/Secretarial
grades to this category (31 per cent of all persons engaged). Manager/
Proprietors account for 16 per cent of persons while “Other Professionals”
account for 12 per cent of persons.
The detail of Appendix Table A3.2 shows that Managers/Proprietors are
relatively twice as important in the smaller than the larger firms in this sector.
These respectively account for 24 per cent and 12 per cent of persons
engaged. The Clerical/Secretarial grade is relatively more important for larger
firms in the sector. This grade accounts for 32 per cent of persons engaged
among larger firms in the sector compared with 28 per cent among smaller
ones.
Construction
A total of 34 per cent of persons engaged in this sector are classified in the
Skilled Maintenance/Skilled Production category with a further 17 per cent
being recorded as Labourers & Security. Managers/Proprietors account for 16
per cent.
As one would expect, the detail of Appendix Table A3.2 shows that the
Managers/Proprietors grade is relatively more important for the smaller firms
in the sector, representing some 24 per cent of those engaged compared with
only 7 per cent among their larger counterparts. As a corollary to this the
relative percentage of the Labourer & Security category is lower in the
smaller firms (13 per cent compared with 20 per cent among larger
businesses) in the sector.
Transport/Personal/Other Services
The importance of the Personal Services grades to this sector is underlined by
the figures in Table 3.2 with this grade accounting for 26 per cent of all
persons engaged. This is followed by Transport & Communications (17 per
cent), Clerical & Secretarial (13 per cent) and Managers/Proprietors (11 per
cent).
From the detail of Appendix Table A3.2 one can see the substantially
greater relative importance of Managers/Proprietors among the smaller as
compared with the larger firms in this sector (29 per cent compared with 7
per cent). Three other grades show a substantial differential in terms of their
relative importance for smaller and larger firms in the sector. These are
Clerical & Secretarial accounting for 21 per cent of those engaged among
smaller firms compared with 11 per cent among their larger counterparts;
Transport & Communications Personnel (12 per cent among smaller firms
compared with 18 per cent among larger firms); and Personal Services (1 per
cent among smaller firms compared with 31 per cent among larger ones.