IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS
QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS
Media Release 28 September 2017 The results of the Quarterly Employment Survey for the second quarter of 2017 released by Statistics South Africa today, show a decline of 34 000 jobs (or -0.4%) to 9 617 000 in the formal non-agricultural sector in the quarter ended in June 2017. This is a gain read more »
Recorded live births, 2016
Media Release 28 September 2017 The Recorded live births, 2016 report released by Statistics South Africa today shows that a total of 969 415 births were registered in South Africa in 2016. This indicated a decline of 10,6% from the 1 084 511 birth registrations for 2015. Of the 969 415 births read more »
Crime is going down, but we are not feeling any safer
The recently released Victims of Crime Survey results found that crime levels have been gradually declining. With South Africans experiencing lower levels of crime, it is expected that communities would feel safer. Instead, the survey reveals that declining crime trends were accompanied by deteriorating feelings of safety among households. According to the survey, the percentage read more »
More bad news for job-seekers
More bad news looms for job-seekers as the formal non-agricultural sector of the economy reported a decline of 34 000 jobs for the quarter ended June 2017. This is according to the latest Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) report released by Statistics South Africa. The QES data tracks changes in employment at the establishment level, and thus read more »
Statistician-General to release Victims of Crime Survey, recorded live births and formal employment statistics
Media advisory 22 September 2017 Statistician-General to release Victims of Crime Survey, recorded live births and formal employment statistics The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will on Thursday, 28 September 2017 release read more »
Which municipalities spend the most per resident?
Turn on a tap. Switch on a light. Take a bus to work. Your daily life is filled with hundreds of small instances where you depend, in some form or another, on services that your city provides, be it running water, electricity or public transport. Which South African municipalities spend the most, per resident, on read more »
Which South African metros have the largest (and the most expensive) homes?
If you’re dreaming of one day purchasing a holiday home somewhere on the coast, and space is important to you, Durban might be the best option. On the other hand, if property costs are your main concern, Port Elizabeth or East London might be places to consider. Stats SA takes a dive into building statistics read more »
Agriculture and finance help lift SA out of recession
After two consecutive quarters of decline, the South African economy spluttered back to life in the second quarter of 2017. Positive contributions to higher economic activity across most industries – in particular agriculture, finance and mining – lifted the gross domestic product (GDP) by 2,5% quarter-on-quarter (seasonally adjusted and annualised). Agriculture continued to show strong read more »