IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Employment increased by 56 000 quarter-on-quarter, from 9 782 000 in December 2017 to
9 838 000 in March 2018. This was largely due to increases in the following industries: community services (67 000 or 2,6%), construction (12 000 or 2,0%), manufacturing (9 000 or 0,8%) and business services (4 000 or 0,2%).

The electricity industry remained unchanged.

However there were decreases in the following industries: trade (-26 000 or -1,2%), mining and quarrying
(-7 000 or -1,5%), and transport (-3 000 or -0,6%).

Employment increased by 74 000 or 0,8% year-on-year between March 2017 and March 2018. These increases were reported by: community services (78 000 or 3,0%) , trade (24 000 or 1,1%) and business services (16 000 or 0,7%).

The electricity industry remained unchanged year-on-year.

Gross earnings and average monthly earnings

Gross earnings paid to employees decreased by R25 625 million (-3,9%) from R658 897 million in December 2017 to R633 272 million in March 2018. The decrease was mainly due to decreases in community services; trade; manufacturing; construction; transport; electricity and mining and quarrying industries.

There was an increase reported by the business services industry.

Year-on-year, gross earnings increased by R7 174 million (1,1%).

Average monthly earnings paid to employees in the formal non-agricultural sector decreased from R20 060 in November 2017 to R19 858 in February 2018.