QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS
Media Release                                                                                                                       25 June 2019                         QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS The results of the Quarterly employment survey (QES) for the first quarter of 2019 released by Statistics South Africa, show an increase of 22 read more »
The Extent of Food Security in South Africa
Did you know that in 2017, 6,8 million South Africans experienced hunger? While the number has dropped from 13,5 million in 2002, it still affects 1,7 million households across the country. These figures were released in a recent survey, “Towards measuring the extent of food security in South Africa: An examination of hunger and food read more »
SA formal sector jobs increased in the fourth quarter of 2018
The December 2018 QES survey showed that an estimated 10 151 000 people were employed in the formal non-agricultural sector of the South African economy, which is up by 87 000 from 10 064 000 in the previous quarter. The number of people working part-time increased by 37 000 to 1 065 000 in the read more »
Media Release                                                                                                                  11 December 2018 QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS The results of the Quarterly employment survey (QES) for the third quarter of 2018 show a decrease of 16 read more »
Agric Census has begun
It’s all systems go as Statistician–General and head of Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), Mr Risenga Maluleke, this morning led a delegation of Stats SA fieldworkers to collect data at a farm in Bapsfontein in the East Rand for the Census of Commercial Agriculture (CoCA). About 600 fieldworkers wearing Stats SA branded gear, across the country are currently collecting data from farmers in order to count the number of commercial farmers, read more »
Stats SA set to conduct Census of Commercial Agriculture 2017 (CoCA)
Media Release                                                                                                                 8 October 2018 Stats SA set to conduct Census of Commercial Agriculture 2017 (CoCA)  South Africa’s Statistician-General and head of Statistics South Africa read more »
Census of Commercial Agriculture 2017 Briefing on State-of-Readiness
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Formal employment declines in second quarter of 2018
According to the figures from the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) survey, released by Statistics South Africa, the total number of jobs reported in the second quarter showed a decrease of 69Â 000, bringing the total number of persons employed in the formal non-agricultural sector of South Africa to 9Â 748 000. Job losses were reported in the read more »
SA added 56 000 jobs in the first quarter of 2018
The total number of jobs reported in the first quarter showed an increase of 56Â 000 from the previous quarter, bringing the total number of persons employed in the formal non-agricultural sector to 9Â 838Â 000. According to the figures from the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) Survey, formal sector jobs rose year-on-year by 74Â 000 in the first quarter read more »
South African economy gains formal jobs in fourth quarter
Figures from the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) survey showed that South Africa’s formal non-agricultural sector added 81 000 jobs in the fourth quarter of 2017, bringing the total number of persons employed in the formal non-agricultural to 9,8 million. The QES also showed formal sector jobs rise by 18 000 in the fourth quarter compared with the read more »