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SA ‘becoming a construction site' as sector adds 55,000 jobs year-on-year
Overall, Q2 recorded 1,115,000 men employed in construction compared with 144,000 women.
The report also showed unemployment increased despite job gains in several industries. The official unemployment rate rose from 31.9% to 33.3% in Q2.
'The number of employed people increased by 19,000 to 16.8-million and the number of unemployed people increased by 140,000 to 8.4-million compared with Q1,' Stats SA reported.
The number of discouraged work-seekers fell by 28,000 (down 0.8%), while the number of people not economically active for other reasons remained unchanged.
Compared with the same period last year: the working-age population grew by 526,000 (+1.3%);
total employment increased by 154,000 (+0.9%);
unemployment dropped by 16,000; and
those not economically active rose by 388,000 (+2.4%).
Stats SA noted six of 10 industries shed jobs in the second quarter, underscoring the fragility of South Africa's labour market.
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