People employed by sector in South Africa, by quarter
The number of people employed in South Africa in specific industries. The employment numbers in this dataset combine both part-time and full-time employees. The data is sourced from Statistics South Africa's Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) in selected industries: The Quarterly Employment Statistics are the findings of an enterprise survey conducted by Stats SA based on samples drawn from private non-agricultural businesses (factories, firms, offices and stores), as well as from national, provincial and local government entities to measure employment figures
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The data
33 rows, 9 columns.
- date Date
- Last day of the quarter 2018-06-30 – 2026-06-30
- community Number
- Number of people employed in community, social and personal services 2687000 – 3160000
- construction Number
- Number of people employed in the construction sector 539000 – 637000
- electricity Number
- Number of people employed in electricity, gas and water supply 59000 – 66000
- finance Number
- Number of people employed in financial intermediation, insurance, real estate and business services 2285000 – 2509000
- manufacturing Number
- Number of people employed in the manufacturing sector 1093000 – 1309000
- mining Number
- Number of people employed in mining and quarrying 452000 – 482000
- trade Number
- Number of people employed in wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, motor cycles and personal and household goods, and hotels and restaurants 2066000 – 2387000
- transport Number
- Number of people employed in transport, storage and communication 425000 – 500000
Latest rows
| date | community | construction | electricity | finance | manufacturing | mining | trade | transport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 2846000 | 563 000 | 66 000 | 2 462 000 | 1 239 000 | 473 000 | 2 314 000 | 462 000 |
| 2026-03-31 | 2817000 | 562 000 | 65 000 | 2 475 000 | 1 259 000 | 472 000 | 2 322 000 | 467 000 |
| 2025-12-31 | 2853000 | 579000 | 66000 | 2469000 | 1259000 | 472000 | 2381000 | 472000 |
| 2025-09-30 | 2852000 | 592000 | 65000 | 2467000 | 1270000 | 475000 | 2338000 | 474000 |
| 2025-06-30 | 2811000 | 596000 | 66000 | 2502000 | 1274000 | 469000 | 2327000 | 475000 |
| 2025-03-31 | 2854000 | 598000 | 64000 | 2508000 | 1286000 | 466000 | 2334000 | 479000 |
| 2024-12-31 | 2866000 | 599000 | 64000 | 2505000 | 1284000 | 469000 | 2387000 | 479000 |
| 2024-09-30 | 2895000 | 612000 | 63000 | 2474000 | 1295000 | 472000 | 2340000 | 477000 |
| 2024-06-30 | 3026000 | 591000 | 64000 | 2483000 | 1295000 | 474000 | 2325000 | 480000 |
| 2024-03-31 | 2929000 | 592000 | 64000 | 2487000 | 1309000 | 479000 | 2327000 | 487000 |
| 2023-12-31 | 2946000 | 588000 | 63000 | 2487000 | 1301000 | 482000 | 2380000 | 484000 |
| 2023-09-30 | 3160000 | 611000 | 62000 | 2492000 | 1297000 | 482000 | 2318000 | 477000 |
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