Total employment in South Africa has elevated by 0,4% within the first quarter compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, thanks to elevated employment in group providers, manufacturing and mining.
There has additionally been a rise of 2,0% compared to the primary quarter of 2021.
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Quarter-on-quarter employment
According to Statistics SA, which means 42 000 extra individuals had been employed quarter-on-quarter, with 10 104 000 individuals employed in March 2022 compared to 10 062 000 individuals employed in December 2021.
The quarter-on-quarter enhance was largely due to will increase in employment in group providers (69 000 or 2,4%), manufacturing (8 000 or 0,7%) and mining (2 000 or 0,4%).
While the electrical energy business reported no quarterly change, employment in commerce (-18 000 or -0,8%), development (-9 000 or -1,7%), enterprise providers (-8 000 or -0,3%) and transport (-2 000 or -0,5%) decreased.
Full-time employment noticed a rise of 1 000 or (0,0%), from 8 880 000 in December 2021 to 8 881 000 in March 2022 thanks to enterprise providers (14 000 or 0,7%) and mining (2 000 or 0,4%) using extra individuals. However, commerce (-6 000 or -0,3%), manufacturing (-4 000 or -0,4%), transport (-3 000 or -0,7%), development (-1 000 or -0,2%) and group providers (-1 000 or -0,0%) employed fewer individuals.
Part-time employment elevated by 41 000 or (3,5%) quarter-on-quarter, from 1 182 000 in December 2021 to 1 223 000 in March 2022, largely due to will increase in group providers (70 000 or 12,6%), manufacturing (12 000 or 15,6%) and transport (1 000 or 6,7%).
Year-on-year employment
Full-time employment elevated by 8 000 or (0,1%) year-on-year between March 2021 and March 2022. Here the electrical energy business additionally reported no quarterly change.
However, there have been decreases in enterprise providers (-22 000 or -9,7%), commerce (-12 000 or -5,1%) and development (-8 000 or -11,4%).
Part-time employment elevated by 192 000 or (18,6%) year-on-year between March 2021 and March 2022.
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Salaries and wages
On the fee aspect, gross earnings paid to staff decreased by R28,2 billion or (-3,4%) from R827,3 billion in December 2021 to R799,1 billion in March 2022, primarily due to decreases in group providers, manufacturing, transport, commerce, development and electrical energy.
Employees in enterprise providers and mining had been lucky sufficient to see a rise of their gross earnings.
Total gross earnings elevated by R56,6 billion or (7,6%) between March 2021 and March 2022.
Basic salaries or wages paid to staff decreased by R4,5 billion (-0,6%) from R720,2 billion in December 2021 to R715,7 billion in March 2022, primarily due to decreases in group providers, transport, development and electrical energy.
Employees in commerce, enterprise providers, manufacturing and mining obtained larger wages and salaries.
Year-on-year, primary wage/wages elevated by R43,1 billion or (6,4%) between March 2021 and March 2022.
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Bonus and extra time
Bonusses paid to staff decreased by R21,7 billion or (-25,6%) from R84,7 billion in December 2021 to R63,0 billion in March 2022.
Employees in group providers, manufacturing, commerce, transport, development and electrical energy didn’t obtain bonuses, however these in enterprise providers reported a quarterly enhance.
Bonus funds elevated by R12,7 billion or (25,4%) between March 2021 and March 2022.
Overtime funds decreased by R2,0 billion (-8,9%) from R22,4 billion in December 2021 to R20,4 billion in March 2022.
Employees in group providers, manufacturing, enterprise providers, development, transport and electrical energy earned much less extra time, whereas commerce staff had a quarterly enhance.
Year-on-year extra time funds elevated by R0,8 billion (4,2%) between March 2021 and March 2022.
The common month-to-month wage decreased by 1,4%, from R23 828 in November 2021 to R23 502 in February 2022 however elevated by 1,8% since March 2021.
The Quarterly employment statistics (QES) is an enterprise-based pattern survey performed by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). The samples are drawn from non-public non-agricultural companies similar to factories, corporations, workplaces, and shops, in addition to from nationwide, provincial and native authorities entities.
