Formal non-agricultural sector jobs increase in the 4th quarter 2020
Jobs in the formal non-agricultural sector increased by 76Â 000 in the fourth quarter of 2020, bringing the total number of persons employed in the formal non-agricultural sector in South Africa to approximately 9,64 million. This is according to the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES, Q4:2020) survey released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). Year-on-year, formal sector read more »
Jobs in the SA formal sector up in the 3rd quarter of 2020
According to the Quarterly employment statistics (QES) survey released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), jobs in the formal non-agricultural sector increased by 75Â 000 in the third quarter of 2020. This brings the total number of persons employed in the formal non-agricultural sector in South Africa to approximately 9,6 million. According to the report, formal read more »
SA loses more than 600K formal sector jobs during COVID-19 lockdown
According to the Quarterly employment statistics (QES) survey released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), the formal non-agricultural sector shed 648Â 000 jobs in the second quarter of 2020. This brings the total number of persons employed in the formal non-agricultural sector in South Africa to 9,5 million. According to the report, formal sector jobs decreased read more »
Decline in formal sector jobs in first quarter 2020
According to the Quarterly employment statistics (QES) survey released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) the formal non-agricultural sector shed 3Â 000 jobs in the first quarter of 2020. This brings the total number of persons employed in the formal non-agricultural sector in South Africa to 10,2 million. According to the report, formal sector jobs rose read more »
Formal sector jobs moderately up in fourth quarter
New employment figures released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) showed that South Africa’s formal non-agricultural sector added 16 000 jobs in the fourth quarter of 2019, bringing the total number of persons employed in the formal non-agricultural sector to 10,2 million. The Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) reported that formal sector jobs rose by 18 000 in read more »
28 000 jobs lost in SA formal sector third quarter of 2019
Formal sector employment decreased by 28Â 000 in September 2019, with 11Â 000 full-time and 17Â 000 part-time jobs shed during the quarter. The September 2019 Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) survey showed that an estimated 10Â 142Â 000 people were employed in the formal non-agricultural sector of the South African economy, which is down by 28Â 000 from 10Â 170Â 000 in the read more »
Public-sector capital expenditure continues to fall
Public-sector investment in the nation’s infrastructure slowed for a second consecutive year, falling by 8,2% in 2018. This followed a 4,0% decline in 2017. These decreases have seen public-sector capital expenditure slip to a level last seen in 2014. Capital expenditure is money that institutions spend to buy, maintain or upgrade fixed assets such as read more »
SA formal sector jobs decline in second quarter of 2019
The June 2019 Quarterly Employment Survey, released by Statistics South Africa, showed that an estimated 10Â 172Â 000 people were employed in the formal non-agricultural sector of the South African economy, which is down by 2Â 000 from the 10Â 174Â 000 recorded in the previous quarter. Full-time employment decreased by 26Â 000 to 9Â 103Â 000, and part-time employment increased by 24Â 000 read more »
SA formal sector jobs increased in the fourth quarter of 2018
The December 2018 QES survey showed that an estimated 10 151 000 people were employed in the formal non-agricultural sector of the South African economy, which is up by 87 000 from 10 064 000 in the previous quarter. The number of people working part-time increased by 37 000 to 1 065 000 in the read more »
Statistics South Africa to release formal sector employment statistics for the fourth quarter of 2018
MEDIA ADVISORY Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 20 March 2019 Statistics South Africa to read more »