Key findings: P0277 - Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES), June 2024
Total
employment increased by 42 000 or 0,4% quarter-on-quarter, from 10 674 000 in
March 2024 to 10 716 000 in June 2024. This was largely due to an increase in
Community Services industry with 92 000 or 3,1%. However, there was a decrease in the following industries:
Manufacturing (-16 000 or -1,2%), Business services (-14 000 or -0,6%), Mining (-7 000 or -1,5%),
Transport (-7 000 or -1,4%), Trade (-5 000 or -0,2%) and Construction (-1 000
or -0,2%). Electricity industry showed no change.
Total
employment decreased by 144 000 or 1,3% year-on-year between June 2023 and June
2024.
Full-time
employment decreased by 39 000 or 0,4% quarter-on-quarter, from 9 488 000 in
March 2024 to 9 449 000 in June 2024. This was largely due to a decrease in the
following industries: Manufacturing (-17 000 or -1,4%), Mining (-7 000 or
-1,5%), Transport (-7 000 or -1,5%), Trade (-5 000 or -0,2%), Business Services
(-5 000 or -0,2%) and Community Services (-2 000 or -0,1%). However, there was
an increase in the construction industry (4 000 or 0,8%). Electricity industry
showed no change.
Full-time
employment decreased by 40 000 or 0,4% year-on-year between June 2023 and June
2024.
Part-time
employment increased by 81 000 or 6,8% quarter-on-quarter, from 1 186 000 in
March 2024 to 1 267 000 in June 2024. This was largely due to an increase of 94
000 or 17,5% in Community Services and 1 000 or 1,2% in Manufacturing industry.
However, there was a decrease in the following industries: Business Services
(-9 000 or -4,0%) and Construction (-5 000 or -6,9%). The Electricity, Trade
and Transport industry showed no change in part-time employment.
Part-time
employment decreased by 104 000 or 7,6% year-on-year between June 2023 and June
2024.
Gross earnings paid to employees decreased by R4,6 billion or 0,5% from
R957,0 billion in March 2024 to R952,4 billion in June 2024. This was largely
due to a decrease in the following industries: Business services and
Electricity. However, there was an increase in the following industries:
Community Services, Trade, Construction, Transport, Manufacturing and Mining.
Basic salary/wages paid to employees increased by R21,8 billion or 2,6%
from R848,0 billion in March 2024 to R869,7 billion in June 2024. This was
largely due to an increase in the following industries: Community services,
Business services, Trade, Manufacturing, Transport, Construction and Mining.
However, there was a decrease in the Electricity industry.
The year-on-year Basic salary/wages increased by R36,8 billion or 4,4%
between June 2023 and June 2024.
Bonus paid to employees decreased by R27,5 billion or 34% from R81,5
billion in March 2024 to R54,0 billion in June 2024. This was largely due to a
decrease in the following industries: Business services, Community services,
Manufacturing and Electricity. However, there was an increase in the following
industries: Trade, Transport and Construction.
The year-on-year Bonus payments decreased by R3,2 billion or 5,7%
between June 2023 and June 2024.
Overtime paid to employees increased by R1,2 billion or 4,2% from R27,5
billion in March 2024 to R28,7 billion in June 2024. This was largely due to an
increase in the following industries: Community Services, Business Services,
Construction, Manufacturing, Trade and Electricity. However, there was a
decrease in the Transport industry.