South Africa - Total Employment




South Africa: Total Employment

Mnemonic ETOT.IZAF
Unit #, NSA
Adjustments Not Seasonally Adjusted
Quarterly 0.76 %
Data 2026 Q1 10,467,073
2025 Q4 10,547,246

Series Information

Source Statistics South Africa (Statistics SA)
Release Quarterly Employment Statistics
Frequency Quarterly
Start Date 6/30/2006
End Date 3/31/2026

South Africa: Labor

Reference Last Previous Units Frequency
Agriculture Employment 2026 Q1 959,820 950,167 #, NSA Quarterly
Labor Force 2026 Q1 24,890,968 24,934,630 #, NSA Quarterly
Labor Force Employment 2026 Q1 16,754,281 17,098,908 #, NSA Quarterly
Total Employment 2026 Q1 10,467,073 10,547,246 #, NSA Quarterly
Unemployment 2026 Q1 8,136,686 7,835,722 #, NSA Quarterly
Unemployment Rate 2026 Q1 32.7 31.4 %, NSA Quarterly
Wage & Salaries 2026 Q1 1,036,052,808,236 1,079,445,210,042 ZAR, NSA Quarterly

Release Information

Description

Statistics South Africa (Statistics SA) reports quarterly data on the number of employees by industry and gross earnings by industry.

Methodology

Publication: P0277 - Quarterly Employment Statistics 

Samples for the Quarterly Employment Statistics publication are collected from private non-agricultural businesses as well as national, provincial and local government entitities. Non-agricultural businesses include stores, offices, firms, and factories. 

Industries are defined based off of the System of National Accounts (SNA). Industries covered are: 

  1. Mining and quarrying
  2. Manufacturing
  3. Electricity, gas adn water supply
  4. Construction
  5. Wholesale and retal trade; repar of moto vehicles, motor cycles and personal and household goods; and hotes and restaurants 
  6. Transport, storage and communication
  7. Financial intermediation, insurance, real estate and business services
  8. Community, social and personal services
In addition, these industry definitions follow the Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (SIC), Fifth Edition.

Revisions

Data is subject to revisions.

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