THE number of people employed in non-agricultural sectors decreased by 2,1percent in the first quarter of this year compared with the fourth quarter of 2008 - the first quarter-on-quarter decline since 2005.
THE number of people employed in non-agricultural sectors decreased by 2,1percent in the first quarter of this year compared with the fourth quarter of 2008 - the first quarter-on-quarter decline since 2005.
Stats SA said yesterday in its quarterly survey for the first quarter of this year that employment figures dropped for the first time since 2002.
Employment figures drop
THE number of people employed in non-agricultural sectors decreased by 2,1percent in the first quarter of this year compared with the fourth quarter of 2008 - the first quarter-on-quarter decline since 2005.
THE number of people employed in non-agricultural sectors decreased by 2,1percent in the first quarter of this year compared with the fourth quarter of 2008 - the first quarter-on-quarter decline since 2005.
Stats SA said yesterday in its quarterly survey for the first quarter of this year that employment figures dropped for the first time since 2002.