Non-agricultural sector created 12,000 jobs in last quarter of 2024
Stats SA survey shows gross earnings paid to employees rose by R59.1bn quarter on quarter to R1.03-trillion in December 2024
The trade, business services, transport and electricity industries did the heavy lifting in the last quarter of 2024 creating 12,000 jobs, which pushed employment to more than 10-million and resulted in gross wages of more than R1-trillion paid to employees.
According to the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) survey for the final quarter of 2024 released by Stats SA in Pretoria on Tuesday, employment in the non-agricultural sector rose by 12,000 jobs, reaching 10.64-million by December 2024. This translates to an increase of 0.1% quarter on quarter, from 10,628,000 in September 2024 to 10,640,000 in December 2024. ..
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