According to the Quarterly Employment Statistics report released by Statistics South Africa, employment in South Africa has shown a slight quarter-on-quarter increase of 0.4%.
- The total number of employed individuals rose by 39,000, reaching 10,078,000 in June 2023, compared to 10,039,000 in March 2023.
- The sectors that experienced significant employment growth during this period were community services (40,000 or 1.4%), business services (12,000 or 0.5%), mining (2,000 or 0.4%), and electricity (1,000 or 1.7%).
- However, certain industries reported a decrease in employment, including manufacturing (-10,000 or -0.8%), transport (-3,000 or -0.7%), trade (-2,000 or -0.1%), and construction (-1,000 or -0.2%).
- On a year-on-year basis, total employment increased by 104,000 or 1.0% between June 2022 and June 2023.
- Full-time employment experienced a decrease of 25,000 or -0.3% quarter-on-quarter, primarily driven by declines in community services, manufacturing, construction, and transport sectors.
- Part-time employment, on the other hand, saw a quarter-on-quarter increase of 64,000 or 5.2%, with notable growth in community services, business services, construction, and electricity sectors.