Premier
1. How many (a) permanent job opportunities and (b) EPWP job opportunities did the provincial government create in total in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016, (iv) 2017, (v) 2018 and (vi) 2019 to date;
2. whether the provincial government’s success in job creation is based on the creation of permanent jobs or on EPWP jobs?
DEDAT
(1) (a) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi); and (2) It is important to note that the Provincial Government does not directly create jobs but instead influences the enabling environment in which the economic agents in the provincial economy can create jobs.
With that said, Quarterly labour Force Survey (QLFS) employment data for the Western Cape is shown Table 1 below. Table 1 shows the total employment for the Western Cape Province during 2013Q1 and 2019Q2.
Western Cape Employment, 2013Q1 – 2019Q2 | ||||||||
| 2013Q1 | 2014Q1 | 2015Q1 | 2016Q1 | 2017Q1 | 2018Q1 | 2019Q1 | 2019Q2 |
Total Employed
| 2 091 000 | 2 237 000 | 2 261 000 | 2 356 000 | 2 406 000 | 2 530 000 | 2 520 000 | 2 497 000 |
EPWP (DTPW)
(1) (b) (1) (a) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi); and (2) The provincial government created the following EPWP job opportunities for the periods under review:
EPWP JOB OPPORTUNITIES CREATED BY THE WCG | |
Financial Year | Achieved |
2014/2015 | 75 458 |
2015/2016 | 46 702 |
2016/2017 | 63 076 |
2017/2018 | 74 384 |
2018/2019 | 78 358 |
Total | 337 978 |
2019/2020 Current | 29 549
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Work Opportunity: Refers to paid work created for an individual on an EPWP project for any period of time, within the employment conditions of the Code of Good Practice for EPWP. Learnerships will also constitute work opportunities (EPWP Guideline, 2015).
