{"id":7960,"date":"2016-07-01T15:09:06","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T13:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\/?p=7960"},"modified":"2016-07-01T15:10:27","modified_gmt":"2016-07-01T13:10:27","slug":"media-invite-quarterly-employment-statistics-qes-for-the-first-quarter-of-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\/?p=7960","title":{"rendered":"Media Invite: Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) for the first quarter of 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Media Invite<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n\n

1 July 2016<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Statistician-General to release formal sector employment statistics for the first quarter of 2016<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release the Quarterly Employment Statistics<\/i><\/span> (QES) for the first quarter of 2016. The QES measures changes in employment across all industries in the formal sector of the economy. It collects data from value-added tax (VAT)-registered businesses (excluding agriculture). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The survey also provides earnings data (such as salaries, wages, overtime and bonuses) by industry, and the change in average earning received by employees in the formal sector of the economy.<\/span><\/p>\n

The media briefing will be held as per the following details: <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Date: <\/b>Monday, 04 July 2016<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lock-up<\/span><\/b>: <\/span>11H30<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Embargoed until<\/b>: 12H00<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Venue<\/b>: Tshedimosetso House, Cnr Francis Baard & Festival streets, Hatfield, Pretoria<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(NB! There will be a video link to Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Parliament, Cape Town.)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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RSVP<\/b>: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Felicia Sithole<\/span><\/p>\n

Tel: 012 339 2401<\/span><\/p>\n

Cell: 076 430 0693<\/span><\/p>\n

Email: FeliciaS@statssa.gov.za<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For media enquiries contact: <\/span><\/strong>
\nLesedi Dibakwane<\/span><\/p>\n

Tel: 012 310 8578<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cell: 082 805 7088<\/span><\/p>\n

Email: LesediD@statssa.gov.za<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Issued by Statistics South Africa<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Media Invite 1 July 2016 Statistician-General to release formal sector employment statistics for the first quarter of 2016   The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) for the first quarter of 2016. The QES measures changes in employment across all industries in the formal sector of the   read more »<\/a><\/p>\n

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