Finance and Economic Opportunities
(1) (a) What has been the progress of job creation in quarter 1 of 2022 and (b) what is the detailed breakdown of (i) specific numbers, (ii) sectors of the economy, (iii) geographic areas and (iv) number and/or percentage of (aa) young people, (bb) women and (cc) people with disabilities who have been employed;
(2) (a) what progress has been made with the review of the strategy and (b) when will it be concluded?
[1] [a] Job creation increased in Quarter 1 of 2022 with employment growing by 35 000 jobs quarter-on-quarter.
[b] [i] This information is publicly available and can be accessed through Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey.
[b] [ii] This information is publicly available and can be accessed through Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey.
[b] [iii] This information is publicly available and can be accessed through Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey.
[b] [iv] [aa] This information is publicly available and can be accessed through Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey.
[iv] [bb] This information is publicly available and can be accessed through Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey.
[iv] [cc] This information is not available through Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey. There is no other official data source for the information requested.
[2] [a] The development of the Growth for Jobs Strategy is progressing well. We expect it to be finalised before the end of this financial year.
