Unemployment on the Decline - Stats SA
Friday, April 17, 2009 - 15:48
Amid a furore over the news of a decline in South Africa's unemployment rate to 21.9 percent, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) says that the lower rate is statistically correct.
Executive manager of Household Labour Market Statistics at Stats SA, Yandiswa Mpetsheni, points out that it is only construction growth of eight percent, 0.9 and 0.4 percent across the Quarterly Employment Statistics, Gross Domestic Product and quarter labour force survey that is statistically significant.
She noted that the major sector that added to jobs is the government sector, adding that two-thirds of the 189 000 new jobs were elementary jobs, also known as unskilled labour.
To read the article titled, “Stats SA confirms unemployment rate decline,” click here.
Executive manager of Household Labour Market Statistics at Stats SA, Yandiswa Mpetsheni, points out that it is only construction growth of eight percent, 0.9 and 0.4 percent across the Quarterly Employment Statistics, Gross Domestic Product and quarter labour force survey that is statistically significant.
She noted that the major sector that added to jobs is the government sector, adding that two-thirds of the 189 000 new jobs were elementary jobs, also known as unskilled labour.
To read the article titled, “Stats SA confirms unemployment rate decline,” click here.
Source:
<br /> Mail and Guardian
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