Some sectors still showing positive employment gains: Stats SA

JOHANNESBURG - Stats SA said there were still some sectors showing positive employment gains despite an increase in the country's official unemployment rate.READ: Unemployment rate up by 0.2% in first quarter of 2023: StatsSAWhile massive job losses were reported in private households, mining and construction, Stats SA's Dihlolelo Phoshoko said finance and agriculture were better off.

"The results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey indicate that the number of employed persons increased by 258,000 to 16.2 million in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the fourth quarter of 2022. Both the formal and informal sectors recorded increases in employment of 209,000 and 107,000 respectively. The following industries -finance , community and social services , and agriculture recorded the largest employment gains.

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