Key findings: P0277 - Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES), September 2023
Total employment increased by 31 000 or 0,3%
quarter-on-quarter, from 10 145 000 in June 2023 to 10 176 000 in September 2023, this is according to the report released by Statistics
South Africa today. This was largely due to increases in the following industries:
community services (42 000 or 1,4%), trade (4 000 or 0,2%), transport (2 000 or
0,5%) and mining (2 000 or 0,4%). The electricity sector reported no change.
However, there were decreases in the following industries: business services
(-7 000 or -0,3%), manufacturing (-7 000 or -0,6%), and construction (-5 000 or
-1,0%).
The report shows that total employment
increased by 256 000 or 2,6% year-on-year between September 2022 and September
2023.
Full-time employment decreased by 3 000
quarter-on-quarter, from 8 792 000 in June 2023 to 8 789 000 in September 2023.
This was largely due to decreases in the following industries: business
services (-17 000 or -0,8%), manufacturing (-4 000 or -0,4%) and construction
(-3 000 or -0,7%). The transport industry reported no change. However, there
were increases in the following industries: community services (16 000 or 0,7%), mining (2 000 or 0,4%), trade (2 000 or 0,1%) and electricity
(1 000 or 1,8%).
Full-time employment decreased by 76 000 or
-0,9% year-on-year between September 2022 and September 2023.
Part-time employment increased by 34 000 or
2,5% quarter-on-quarter, from 1 353 000 in June 2023 to 1 387 000 in September
2023. This was largely due to increases in the following industries: community
services (26 000 or 3,6%), business services (10 000 or 4,1%), transport (2 000
or 13,3%) and trade (2 000 or 0,9%). However, there were decreases in the following industries:
manufacturing (-3 000 or -3,9%), construction (-2 000 or -2,9%) and electricity (-1 000 or -50,0%).
Part-time employment increased by 332 000 or
31,5% year-on-year between September 2022 and September 2023.
Gross earnings paid to employees increased by
R16,7 billion or 2,0% from R833,6 billion in June 2023 to R850,2 billion in
September 2023. This was largely due to increases in the following industries:
business services, community services, mining, manufacturing, electricity and
construction. However, there were decreases in the following industries:
transport and trade.
Basic salary/wages
paid to employees increased by R15,2 billion or 2,0% from R759 billion in June
2023 to R774,3 billion in September 2023. This was largely due to increases in
the following industries: community services, business services, mining,
manufacturing, transport, trade, construction and electricity.
The year-on-year
basic salary/wages increased by R44,9 billion or 6,2% between September 2022
and September 2023.
Bonus paid to employees increased by R1,8 billion or 3,7% from R49,2 billion in June 2023 to R51 billion in September 2023. This was largely due to increases in the following industries: business services and community services. However, there were decreases in the following industries: transport, trade, manufacturing, construction and electricity.
The year-on-year bonus
payments increased by R4,4 billion or 9,5% between September 2022 and September
2023.
Overtime paid to employees decreased by R408
million or -1,6% from R25,4 billion in June 2023 to R25 billion in September 2023. This was largely due to decreases in the
following industries: trade, manufacturing, community services, electricity and
transport. However, business services and construction reported a quarterly
increase.
The year-on-year
overtime payments increased by R2,2 billion or 9,7% between September 2022 and
September 2023.