According to the Quarterly Employment Statistics quarter 2 of 2024 survey released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), 144 000 jobs were lost between June 2023 and June 2024.
Despite this, full-time employment increased by 7.48% from the 2023 Q2, which was 8 791 000, to 9 449 000 in the second quarter of 2024.
Stats SA reported that several industries experienced declines in full-time employment in the second quarter of 2024.
The manufacturing industry saw a reduction of 17 000 jobs, followed by the mining and transport industries losing 7 000 jobs each.
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