Part-time employment drives increase in formal jobs in second quarter
Main drivers were the community services, business services, mining, and electricity sectors, Stats SA says
28 September 2023 - 19:20
The number of South Africans with jobs rose 0.4% quarter on quarter in the three months to end-June, driven mainly by an increase in part-time jobs, according to official data.
Stats SA’s latest Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) shows total formal employment rose by 39,000, to 10.078-million from 10.039-million at the end of March, mainly as a result of increases in the community services, business services, mining, and electricity sectors...
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