IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Employment in the formal non-agricultural business sector increased between the quarters ended June 2007 and September 2007.

The September 2007 Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) survey showed that the number of people employed in the formal non-agricultural business sector of the South African economy increased by about 30 000 persons (or +0,4%) from June 2007 (an estimated  8 288 000 employees) to September 2007 (an estimated 8 318 000 employees).

Gross earnings paid to employees in the formal non-agricultural business sector increased between the quarters ended June 2007 and September 2007.

According to the September 2007 Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) survey gross earnings paid to employees during the quarter ended September 2007 (July 2007 to September 2007) amounted to R220 503 million. This represents a quarterly increase of R9 585 million (or +4,5%) compared with the quarter ended June 2007 (April 2007 to June 2007).

Employment in the formal non-agricultural business sector increased between the quarters ended September 2006 and September 2007.

According to the September 2007 Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) survey an estimated 8 318 000 people were employed in the formal non-agricultural business sector of the South African economy. This reflected an annual increase of about 194 000 employees (or +2,4%) compared with September 2006 (an estimated 8 124 000 employees).

Gross earnings paid to employees in the formal non-agricultural business sector increased between the quarters ended September 2006 and September 2007.

The gross earnings paid to employees during the quarter ended September 2007 (July 2007 to September 2007) amounted to R220 503 million. This reflects an annual increase of R20 742 million (or +10,4%) compared with September 2006 (July 2006 to September 2006 ).