The mining and manufacturing sector lost 15 000 jobs in December while overall employment increased by a marginal 0.8%.
Labour experts warn that the introduction of two new laws will tighten the noose on employers. Chantelle Benjamin reports.
Employment in the month of October increased by an annualised rate of 1% boosted by the informal sector, according to the Adcorp Employment Index.
BankservAfrica, the continent’s largest automated clearing house, has launched an economic index that shows South Africa’s economy is slowing.
An academic study has shown how the door-to-door beauty sales firm Avon is providing women in South Africa with a route out of poverty.
Employment in South Africa’s formal sector has edged up 0.1% in the first quarter of 2012 compared with the previous quarter, says Stats SA.
Eastern Platinum could cut jobs at its Crocodile River Mine in South Africa as costs rise and platinum prices fall.
South African job seekers are headed for tough times due to slow economic growth and stagnant employment, Adcorp’s latest index has shown.
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/ 17 January 2012
Researchers say an increase in public sector jobs is not sustainable to drive job growth in SA, adding a 40% growth is needed to reach the target.
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/ 13 December 2011
A Statistics SA survey has shown the formal non-agriculture sector has seen a rise of 59 000 jobs for the third quarter of the year.
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/ 10 November 2011
An Adcorp index has shown while no significant changes in jobs were seen for October, SA’s labour productivity fell to its lowest level in 40 years.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions has said employment and unemployment trends continue to disappoint.
A sharp drop in jobs in the construction and manufacturing sectors caused a decrease in employment figures according to the Adcorp Employment Index.
First-time job-seekers face a daunting task and need all the help they can get.
Employment increased slightly in April, showing growth in high-skilled jobs, but declined in those requiring low skills, an employment index revealed.
Employment grew at its highest level in two years in March, although many of the jobs created are temporary, according to figures released on Monday.
Jacob Zuma’s meeting with big business to discuss jobs and job creation got underway at the Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria on Friday morning.
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/ 18 February 2011
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/ 8 February 2011
The number of people in the labour force increased by 121 000 between third and fourth quarters of 2010, Statistics South Africa said on Tuesday.
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/ 14 December 2010
The number of people employed in South Africa’s non-agricultural sectors increased by 0,2% in the third quarter compared with the second quarter.
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/ 26 October 2010
The unemployment rate for the third quarter of 2010 was virtually unchanged at 25,3%, Statistics SA said on Tuesday.
President Barack Obama is thinking about jobs: looking for jobs for more than 14-million Americans and protecting the jobs of Washington lawmakers.
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/ 28 December 2009
Matrics will need to obtain further skills in order to find viable employment, the United Association of South Africa union said on Sunday.
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/ 16 September 2009
The economic crisis is affecting the poor the most, Jimmy Manyi, Director General in the Department of Labour, said on Wednesday.
Gauteng economic development minister Firoz Cachalia undertook to create jobs by encouraging self-employment in his budget vote speech on Thursday.
The overall environment for employment in South Africa has become much more negative and will remain so until 2010, a staffing group said on Wednesday
SA’s drive to create millions of job opportunities will cost R10-billion over the next three years, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said.
We all know that fewer companies are hiring, and more companies are downsizing, but now the numbers have emerged. And they look gloomy.
The number of enquiries from South Africans living abroad about the availability of top jobs in SA has increased, a headhunting firm says.