Total employment rises but SA has fewer full-time jobs
Increase is largely due to community services, manufacturing and mining, Stats SA says
28 June 2022 - 12:45
The Covid-19 pandemic has structurally altered the labour market so much that a return to pre-Covid-19 levels may be insufficient to compensate for the setbacks in this period.
The impact on the labour market is further worsened by the slowing momentum in global growth due to the prevailing geopolitical tension that poses a risk to the recovery of domestic output and employment. ..
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