5 000 new jobs created in first quarter
Statistics South Africa says formal employment rose marginally in the first quarter of this year with 5 000 people being employed in new jobs in the non-agricultural sector.
StatsSA's Quarterly Employment Statistics showed there in January there were 8 379 000 people employed throughout South Africa and employees were paid for R347,7-billion during the quarter, 4,8% less than in the previous quarter.
The reports says that by the end of March there were 8 384 000 people employed, an increase of 5 000 jobs.
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