MEDIA ADVISORY 06 May 2016 Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the First Quarter (Q1) of 2016 The Statistician-General, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release the results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the first quarter (Q1) of 2016 on Monday, 9th May 2016. The report will be released as follows: Date : 09   read more »

MEDIA ADVISORY                                                                                              29 April 2016   In-depth analysis of Victims of Crime Survey data The Statistician –General, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release Crime statistics series volume III: Exploration of selected contact crimes in South Africa (In-depth analysis of Victims of Crime Survey data: 2011–2014/15) findings on Wednesday, the 4th of May 2016.   The main   read more »

Media Release                                                                                                                                                                    20 April 2016   GHS Series Volume VII: Housing from a human settlement perspective In-depth analysis of General Household Survey (2002-2014) and Census (1996-2011) data   The number of households living in formal dwellings across the country has increased from 76% in 2002 to 80% 2014 which signifies that the   read more »

Media Release 18 April 2016 Vulnerable Groups Series I: The Social Profile of Youth, 2009–2014   According to the Vulnerable Groups Series I: the social profile of youth, 2009-2014 the number of young people living below the poverty line decreased across all provinces; with Free State, Limpopo, and Northern Cape leading the pack with declines   read more »

Media Invite 18 April 2016   Statistician-General to release report GHS Series Volume VII: Housing from a human settlement perspective The Statistician-General will deliver a profile on housing and human settlement in the country through the lens of the General Household Survey. The series GHS Volume VII: Housing from a human settlement perspective report provides   read more »

Finding a home in a big pond It is often said that small businesses hold the key to economic growth. Recently released data paint an interesting picture of where small businesses are making a substantial contribution to economic activity. Stats SA’s latest Quarterly financial statistics reports that the private sector earned a total of R2,1   read more »

Media Invite 14 April 2016   Statistician-General to release report on the social profile of youth in South Africa This year marks four decades since the youth of South Africa precipitated an irreversible movement to seize freedom and flush out apartheid from the face of South Africa in 1976. It is against this backdrop that   read more »

Municipal purchases and sales of electricity followed a usual, but very interesting, seasonal pattern in the last three months of 2015, according to Stats SA’s latest Quarterly financial statistics of municipalities report.   Published every quarter, the report provides an indication of the financial status of South Africa’s 278 municipalities, including data on where municipalities   read more »

23 March 2016 Media Release QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS   Employment There was an estimated 8 992 000 jobs reported in the formal non-agricultural sector in December 2015. This was an increase of 43 000 employees or +0,5% quarter to quarter and an increase of 6 000 employees or +0,1% year on year.   Quarterly employment gains   read more »

MEDIA INVITE Quarterly Employment Statistics 2015 The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release the results of the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) Q4 of 2015 at a media briefing to be held on Wednesday 23, March 2016 in Pretoria. Date: 23 March 2016 Lock- up: 14H00 Embargo: 14H30 Venue: GCIS Tshedimosetso House, Cnr   read more »