Johnathan Paoli
Stats SA released its third quarter employment statistics on Thursday, with the numbers showing a rise in employment in transport, trade and the mining sector.
Stats SA spokesperson Trevor Oosterwyk said employment in the formal non-agricultural sector increased by 31 000 in the third quarter of the year, bringing the level of employment to almost 10,2 million.
This aligns with the figures of the third quarter, which showed a 0.7% percent decline in unemployment.
Oosterwyk said that there was an increase in part-time employment between June and September in industries such as community services, trade, transport and business services, while at the same time, full-time employment decreased by 3,000 compared to the second quarter of the year.
Stats SA said that this decline was recorded in sectors such as construction, which employed 3,000 fewer people and manufacturing, which hired 4,000 fewer people.
However, year-on-year, employment has increased by
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