IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Employment in the formal non-agricultural business sector decreased between the quarters ended December 2009 and March 2010.

The March 2010 Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) survey showed that the number of people employed in the formal non-agricultural business sector of the South African economy decreased by about 79 000 persons (-1,0%) from December 2009 (an estimated 8 163 000 employees) to March 2010 (an estimated 8 084 000 employees).The quarterly decrease for the same period last year was 2,2%.

Gross earnings paid to employees in the formal non-agricultural business sector decreased between the quarters ended December 2009 and March 2010.

The gross earnings paid to employees during the quarter ended March 2010 (January 2010 to March 2010) amounted to R289 436 million. This reflects a quarterly decrease of R13 925 million (-4,6%) compared with the quarter ended December 2009 (October 2009 to December 2009).

Employment in the formal non-agricultural business sector decreased between the quarters ended March 2009 and March 2010.

The March 2010 Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) survey shows that an estimated 8 084 000 people were employed in the formal non-agricultural business sector of the South African economy. This reflected an annual decrease of about 242 000 employees (-2,9%) compared with March 2009 (an estimated 8 326 000 employees).

Gross earnings paid to employees in the formal non-agricultural business sector increased between the quarters ended March 2009 and March 2010.

The gross earnings paid to employees during the quarter ended March 2010 (January 2010 to March 2010) amounted to R289 436 million. This reflects an annual increase of R30 213 million (+11,7%) compared with the quarter ended March 2009 (January 2009 to March 2009).

Average monthly earnings, including bonuses and overtime payments, paid to employees in the formal non-agricultural business sector increased between November 2009 and February 2010.

The March 2010 Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) survey reflected a quarterly increase of 1,6% in average monthly earnings paid to employees in the formal non-agricultural business sector between November 2009 (an estimated R11 020) and February 2010 (an estimated R11 195).  

Average monthly earnings, including bonuses and overtime payments, paid to employees in the formal non-agricultural business sector increased between February 2009 and February 2010.

The March 2010 Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) survey reflected an annual increase of 16,4% in average monthly earnings paid to employees in the formal non-agricultural business sector between February 2009 (an estimated
R9 614) and February 2010 (an estimated R11 195).