IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

The June 2019 QES survey showed that an estimated 10 172 000 persons were employed in the formal non-agricultural sector of the South African economy. This reflected a net quarterly decrease of 2 000 employees between March 2019 and June 2019.

This was largely due to decreases in the following industries: manufacturing (-15 000 or -1,2%), business services (-14 000 or -0,6%), trade (-10 000 or -0,4%), construction (-9 000 or -1,5%) and electricity (-1 000 or -1,7%). The transport industry remained unchanged. However there were increases in the following industries: community services (44 000 or 1,6%),mining and quarrying (3 000 or 0,7%).

Total employment increased by 141 000 or 1,4% year-on-year between June 2018 and June 2019.

Full-time employment decreased by 26 000 or -0,3% quarter-on-quarter, from 9 129 000 in March 2019 to 9 103 000 in June 2019. This was largely due to decreases in the following industries: construction (-16 000 or -3,0%), trade (-14 000 or -0,7%), manufacturing (-12 000 or -1,1%), business services (-4 000 or -0,2%) and electricity (-1 000 or -1,7%). However there were increases in the following industries: community services (16 000 or 0,7%), mining and quarrying (3 000 or 0,7%) and transport (2 000 or 0,4%).

Full-time employment increased by 90 000 or 1,0% year-on-year between June 2018 and June 2019.

Part-time employment increased by 24 000 or 2,3% quarter-on-quarter, from 1 045 000 in March 2019 to 1 069 000 in June 2019. This was largely due to increases in the following industries: community services (28 000 or 7,1%), construction (7 000 or 8,1%) and trade (4 000 or 1,8%). The electricity industry remained unchanged. However there were decreases in the following industries: business services (-10 000 or -4,0%), manufacturing (-3 000 or -3,7%) and transport (-2 000 or -11,8%).

Part-time employment increased by 51 000 or 5,0% year-on-year between June 2018 and June 2019.

Total gross earnings paid to employees increased by R11,5 billion (1,7%) from R688,4 billion in March 2019 to R699,9 billion in June 2019. This was largely due to increases in the following industries: community services (R9,4 billion or 4,2%), transport (R3,7 billion or 9,9%), trade (R1,5 billion or 1,5%), mining and quarrying (804 million or 2,4%), manufacturing (R769 million or 1,1%) and construction (R337 million or 1,1%). However, there were decreases in the following industries: business services (R5 billion or -2,7%) and electricity (R39 million or -0,5%).

Year-on-year, total gross earnings increased by R45,4 billion or (6,9%).

Average monthly earnings paid to employees in the formal non-agricultural sector increased by 2,7% from R20 859 in February 2019 to R21 432 in May 2019.

Year-on-year, average monthly earnings paid to employees in the formal non-agricultural sector increased by 4,9%.