BL Premium reports that the number of South Africans with jobs rose 0.4% quarter on quarter in the three months to end-June, driven mainly by an increase in part-time jobs.
Stats SA’s latest Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) shows total formal employment rose by 39,000, to 10.078-million from 10.039-million at the end of March, mainly as a result of increases in the community services, business services, mining, and electricity sectors. However, the manufacturing, transport and construction sectors experienced a decline in employment. The manufacturing sector shed 10,000 jobs during the quarter, with persistent load-shedding, logistical constraints and subdued global demand weighing on production. According to Stats SA, part-time employment was the driver of overall formal employment in the second quarter, rising by 64,000 jobs to reach 1.287-million from 1.223-million in March. Full-time employment declined by 25,000 employees in the review quarter, falling to 8.791-million from 8.816-million in the prior three months. The data shows the decrease was mainly due to declines in community services, manufacturing, construction, and transport sectors. Regular salary and wages paid to employees rose by 2.6% or R19.3bn in the second quarter, reaching R757.8bn from R738.5bn in March.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Thuletho Zwane at BusinessLive (subscriber access only)
- Read too, Electricity jobs help push total employment up by 0.4%, at The Citizen
- And also, Despite positive Q2 job figures, economy shedding full-time jobs, at EWN
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