Total employment is up, thanks in part to jobs in the electricity sector, but SA is shedding full-time jobs.

Statistics SA’s latest Quarterly Employment Statistics report found 39 000 more people were employed from April to June this year, a 0.4% increase over the three months before it, but full-time employment was down.

According to the report, released on Thursday, the increase was due to more jobs in community services (40 000 or 1.4%), business services (12 000 or 0.5%), mining (2 000 or 0.4%) and electricity (1 000 or 1.7%).

Source: Moneyweb