Key findings: P0277 - Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES), March 2022
Total employment increased by 42 000 or (0,4%) quarter-on-quarter, from
10 062 000 in December 2021 to 10 104 000 in March 2022. This was largely due
to increases in the following industries: community services (69 000 or 2,4%),
manufacturing (8 000 or 0,7%) and mining (2 000 or 0,4%). The electricity
industry reported no quarterly change. However, there were decreases in the
following industries: trade (-18 000 or -0,8%), construction (-9 000 or -1,7%),
business services (-8 000 or -0,3%) and transport (-2 000 or -0,5%).
Total employment increased by 200 000 or (2,0%) year-on-year between
March 2021 and March 2022.
Full-time employment increased by 1 000 or (0,0%) quarter-on-quarter,
from 8 880 000 in December 2021 to 8 881 000 in March 2022. This was largely
due to increases in the following industries: business services (14 000 or
0,7%) and mining (2 000 or 0,4%). However, there were decreases in the
following industry: trade (-6 000 or -0,3%), manufacturing (-4 000 or -0,4%),
transport (-3 000 or -0,7%), construction (-1 000 or -0,2%) and community
services (-1 000 or -0,0%).
Full-time employment increased by 8 000 or (0,1%) year-on-year between
March 2021 and March 2022.
Part-time employment increased by 41 000 or (3,5%) quarter-on-quarter,
from 1 182 000 in December 2021 to 1 223 000 in March 2022. This was largely
due to increases in the following industries: community services (70 000 or
12,6%), manufacturing (12 000 or 15,6%) and transport (1 000 or 6,7%). The
electricity industry reported no quarterly change. However, there were
decreases in the following industries: business services (-22 000 or -9,7%),
trade (-12 000 or -5,1%) and construction (-8 000 or
-11,4%).
Part-time employment increased by 192 000 or (18,6%) year-on-year
between March 2021 and March 2022.
Gross earnings paid to employees decreased by R28,2 billion or (-3,4%)
from R827,3 billion in December 2021 to R799,1 billion in March 2022. This was
largely due to decreases in the following industries: community services,
manufacturing, transport, trade, construction and electricity. However, there
were increases in the following industries: business services and mining.
Year-on-year,
basic salary/wages increased by R43,1 billion or (6,4%) between March 2021 and
March 2022.
Bonus
paid to employees decreased by R21,7 billion or (-25,6%) from R84,7 billion in
December 2021 to R63,0 billion in March 2022. This was largely due to decreases
in the following industries: community services, manufacturing, trade,
transport, construction and electricity. However, the business services
industry reported a quarterly increase.
Year-on-year,
bonus payments increased by R12,7 billion or (25,4%) between March 2021 and
March 2022.
Overtime
paid to employees decreased by R2,0 billion or (-8,9%) from R22,4 billion in
December 2021 to R20,4 billion in March 2022. This was largely due to decreases
in the following industries: community services, manufacturing, business
services, construction, transport and electricity. However, the trade industry
reported a quarterly increase.
Year-on-year overtime payments increased by R0,8 billion or (4,2%) between March 2021 and March 2022.