IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Employment and earnings for the quarter ending December 2017

Employment increased by 81 000 quarter-on-quarter, from 9 716 000 in September 2017 to 9 797 000 in December 2017. This was largely due to increases in the following industries: trade (56 000 or 2,7%), business services (29 000 or 1,3%), community services (21 000 or 0,8%) and manufacturing (4 000 or 0,3%).

The electricity industry remained unchanged.

However there were decreases in the following industries: construction (-19 000 or -3,1%), mining and quarrying (-7 000 or -1,5%) and transport (-3 000 or -0,6%).
Employment increased by 18 000 or 0,2% year-on-year between December 2016 and December 2017. These increases were reported by: trade (23 000 or 1,1%), business services (8 000 or 0,4%) , community services (7 000 or 0,3%) and electricity (1 000 or 1,6%).

Employment increased by 18 000 or 0,2% year-on-year between December 2016 and December 2017.

Gross earnings and average monthly earnings

Gross earnings paid to employees increased by R44 559 million (7,2%) from R617 847 million in September 2017 to R662 406 million in December 2017. The increase was mainly due to increases in transport; construction; trade; manufacturing; community services and business services industries.

There was a decrease reported by the electricity industry and mining and quarrying industries.

Year-on-year, gross earnings increased by R24 323 million (3,8%).

The survey showed a quarter-on-quarter increase of 0,7% in average monthly earnings paid to employees in the formal non-agricultural sector from R19 865 in August 2017 to R20 004 in November 2017.